Open AccessProximate family biosocial variables associated with severe malaria disease among under-five children in resource-poor setting of a rural hospital in eastern Nigeria
Author(s) -
Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh,
Abali Chuku,
AN Amadi,
John Nnaemeka Ofoedu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.120739
Subject(s) - biosocial theory , malaria , medicine , cerebral malaria , odds ratio , under five , pediatrics , plasmodium falciparum , environmental health , demography , immunology , psychology , social psychology , personality , sociology
Malaria threatens the life of under-five in rural Nigerian families. Although, factors that influence malaria in under-five are manifold. However, family biosocial factors may contribute to the variability of the clinical picture.