C. E. Nwafor

Medical Practitioners and their Health: Doctors’ Personal Health Care Choices in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

C. E. Nwafor, C. A. Alikor & N. N. Unamba · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2017

Background: Doctors have a poor record of attending to their own health. Treatable conditions such as hypertension go unrecognised, health screening is avoided, and most doctors don’t have a general practitioner. This is recognised as a major issue for physicians resulting in ini...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMMR/2017/33954

Awareness and Utilization of Guidelines in the Management of Hypertension among Medical Practitioners in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria

C. A. Alikor, C. E. Nwafor & N. N. Unamba · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2017

Background: Hypertension is a public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa, as it is responsible for increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The need to improve the global control of high blood pressure and mitigate its complications has necessitated the stipulation of v...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32487