Open AccessSocio-demographic variables and family health: A prospective study of a Katcha in north-central Nigeria
Author(s) -
E O O Oleribe,
D D Alasia
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v15i4.37262
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , marital status , disadvantage , socioeconomic status , demography , rural area , local government area , community health , health care , medicine , socioeconomics , geography , environmental health , population , public health , local government , economic growth , sociology , political science , nursing , archaeology , pathology , law , economics
Healthy families are vital prerequisites for a stable society and economic development of the community. The health status of families and communities is influenced by several socio-demographic variables such as educational status, marital pattern and gender relationships. The objective of this study is to examine the effect of certain socio-demographic variables on the health status of a rural community in Northern Nigeria.