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The West African Journal of Medicine
Vol. 42 No. 4 (2025)It is with great pleasure that we present this issue of the West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM), ISSN 0189-160X, the official publication of the West African College of Physicians and the West African College of Surgeons. As a peer-reviewed journal, WAJM remains committed to advancing medical knowledge and practice across the subregion and beyond.
The Journal accepts submissions in both English and French and is indexed in PubMed, African Journals Online (AJOL), among other international databases, ensuring wide visibility and accessibility of published work.
In this issue, we are pleased to feature the following articles:
EDITORIAL NOTE
Toward Holistic Chronic Disease Care: Addressing the Intersecting Burdens on Patients and Caregivers in Low-Resource Health Systems
G. E. Erhabor
West Afr J Med. April 2025; 42(4): 251-252. PMID: 40985581
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
The Burden on Caregivers and Life Satisfaction Among Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Diseases Admitted to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Health Institution in Southwest Nigeria
O. E. Anjorin, S. T. Oladejo, M. O. Salami, G. O. Adebajo, S. O. Abati, E. A. Adebunmi, A. Okunade, A. Adenle, O. Ogbogu, A. Faleye, M. O. Afolabi, A. Komolafe, O. I. Olasoji, J. O. Bamgbose, O. O. Salau, M. A. Daramola
West Afr J Med. April 2025; 42(4): 253-265 PMID: 40986441Frequency of Depression and its Associated Factors Among Stroke Survivors in a Tertiary
Hospital in Nigeria
G. O. Osaigbovo, G. A. Amusa, N. H. Alkali, A. I. Zoakah
West Afr J Med. April 2025; 42(4): 266-275 PMID: 40986452Contemporary Baseline Clinical Profile of Chronic Hypertensive Heart Failure in Ibadan, Nigeria
O. S. Ogah, O. A. Orimolade, A. A. Adebiyi, O. M. Adebayo, A. Aje, A. M. Adeoye, A. O. Babatunde, M. F. Okeke, O. P. Attah, F. O. Obiekwe, C. S. Onuigbo, C. M. Ogah, T. K. Afolabi, E. F. Ayodele, M. N. Odenigbo, O. O. Oladapo
West Afr J Med. April 2025; 42(4): 276-283 PMID: 40986548Comparative Ultrasound Evaluation of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Preeclamptic and Healthy Normotensive Pregnant Women at a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital
O. E. Ojeyemi, K. Ojeyemi, O. Ogunsuji, J. Akinmoladun, G. Obajimi, G. Ogbole
West Afr J Med. April 2025; 42(4): 284-289 PMID: 40986640Incidence and Short-Term Outcome of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients in Southern Nigeria: A Multi-Centre Retrospective Study
O. G. Egbi, O. A. Adejumo, O. C. Okoye, S. D. Ahmed, S. S. Owolade, O. G. Edema, V. O. Ndu, C. Erohubie
West Afr J Med. April 2025; 42(4): 290-297 PMID: 40986848Evaluating Serum Cystatin C as A Marker of Reduced Glomerular Filtration Rate in Pregnant Women: A Better Alternative to Creatinine?
O. O. Adebisi, A. K. Bakare, O. I. Adebisi, M. A. Adeniyi, A. E. Faponle, B. H. Soile, O. O. Okunola
West Afr J Med. April 2025; 42(4): 298-302 PMID: 40986868A Two-Year Prospective Study of the Mechanisms and Patterns of Limb Injury in Multiply Injured Patients at UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria
A. Adedire, S. Olarewaju, A. J. Faniyi, G. A. Oyeniyi, O. O. Ojewuyi, A.O. Ogungbemi, O. Olayemi, O. Olanipekun, O. A. Ala, A. T. Otiti
West Afr J Med. April 2025; 42(4): 303-310 PMID: 40986889REVIEW ARTICLE
Barriers and Facilitators to Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening Services in Eswatini: A Scoping Review
T. N. Maseko, J. M. Tsoka-Gwegweni, X. Dlamini, Rejoice Nkambule, Velephi Okello
West Afr J Med. April 2025; 42(4): 311-320 PMID: 40986913Health-Related Social Media Misinformation: Implications for the Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa
N. C. Menakaya, E. I. Unuigbe
West Afr J Med. April 2025; 42(4): 321-329. PMID: 40986974CASE REPORT
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in West Africa: A Severe Aortic Stenosis Case Report
T. Majekodunmi, O. K. Oguntuga
West Afr J Med. April 2025; 42(4): 330-335 PMID: 40987259 -
The West African Journal of Medicine
Vol. 42 No. 3 (2025)It is with great pleasure that we present this issue of the West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM), ISSN 0189-160X, the official publication of the West African College of Physicians and the West African College of Surgeons. As a peer-reviewed journal, WAJM remains committed to advancing medical knowledge and practice across the subregion and beyond.
The Journal accepts submissions in both English and French and is indexed in PubMed, African Journals Online (AJOL), among other international databases, ensuring wide visibility and accessibility of published work.
In this issue, we are pleased to feature the following articles:
EDITORIAL:
Beyond the Numbers: Stemming the Rising Tide of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease
G. E. Erhabor
West Afr J Med. March 2025; 42 (3): 159-161 PMID: 40844817ORIGINAL ARTICLES:
Outcomes of Cervical Cerclage for Pregnancies at Risk of Cervical Insufficiency in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
I. O. Awowole, O. O. Sowemimo, A. E. Ubom, M. O. Ameen, S. B. Bola-Oyebamiji, O. A. Adeniyi
West Afr J Med. March 2025; 42 (3): 163-168 PMID: 40844870Assessment of Income Sources and Purchasing Power of the Elderly in a Rural Community, Anambra State, Nigeria
S. I. Ezemenahi, C. C. Ibeh, K. D. Oli, C. C. Nkwopara, S. C. Ezemenahi, U. C. Ezemenahi
West Afr J Med. March 2025; 42 (3): 169-177 PMID: 40844958Cardiovascular Disease Risk Related Knowledge, Perception, Behaviours, and Utilization of Routine Screening Services among a Nigerian Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Analytic Study
P. Oyibo, E. O. Eke, N. S. Awunor, K. O. Obohwemu, E. M. Umuerri, O. Eyawo
West Afr J Med. March 2025; 42 (3): 178-189 PMID: 40844960A Comparative Study of the Prevalence of Hypertension and Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Oil-and Gas-Polluted Communities in the Niger Delta Region
A. C. Mankwe, T. C. Ugwu, J. S. Aprioku, A.W. Obianime
West Afr J Med. March 2025; 42 (3): 190-201 PMID: 40845012General and Emergency Presentations of Children with Congenital Heart Defect and Factors Affecting it as Seen in A Tertiary Health Institution in Enugu
I. O. Arodiwe, I. A. Nwafor , F. A. Ujunwa, B. O. Edelu, J. M. Chinawa, T. A. Oguonu, N. Ezemba, J. C. Eze
West Afr J Med. March 2025; 42 (3): 202-207 PMID: 40845081Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Medical Students at the University College Hospital, Ibadan towards Female Genital Mutilation
O. O. Lawal, G. O. Obajimi, R. A. Abdus-Salam, P. C. Ugochukwu, M. T. Ibagbe, O. P. Atere, D. E. Aigbonoga, O. O. Bello, I. O. Morhason-Bello
West Afr J Med. March 2025; 42 (3): 208-214 PMID: 40845166Dietary Diversity and Food Insecurity among Medical Students of the University of Ibadan: A Cross-sectional Study
D. A. Oladipo, O. O. Akintimehin, F. O. Samuel
West Afr J Med. March 2025; 42 (3): 215-224 PMID: 40845189Risk of Insufficient Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Diabetic Foot Ulcers in Rivers State Nigeria
U. D. Batubo, B. Oyan, U. Umoren, S. Ogbamba, S. Abere, C. N. Unachukwu
West Afr J Med. March 2025; 42 (3): 225-230 PMID: 40845204Effects of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use on Fasting Blood Glucose Among Adult Type 2 Diabetics Attending General Outpatient Clinic in North Central Nigeria: Any Benefits?
N. L. P De-kaa, B. O. Ornguga, N. A. Akwaras, L. T. Swende, D. A. Daniel, M. N. Ocheifa, V. N. Shaahu, T. J. Igbudu
West Afr J Med. March 2025; 42 (3): 231-239 PMID: 40845372Barriers and Enablers of Antihypertensive Adherence Among a Nigerian Adult Hypertensive Population Seeking Care in Public Secondary Health Facilities in Delta State, Nigeria: A Mixed Methods Study
P. Oyibo, O. Uwomano, K. O. Obohwemu, I. F. Ndioho, E. O. Eke, E. M. Umuerri
West Afr J Med. March 2025; 42 (3): 240-247 PMID: 40845429 -
The West African Journal of Medicine
Vol. 42 No. 2 (2025)It is with great pleasure that we present this issue of the West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM), ISSN 0189-160X, the official publication of the West African College of Physicians and the West African College of Surgeons. As a peer-reviewed journal, WAJM remains committed to advancing medical knowledge and practice across the subregion and beyond.
The Journal accepts submissions in both English and French and is indexed in PubMed, African Journals Online (AJOL), among other international databases, ensuring wide visibility and accessibility of published work.
In this issue, we are pleased to feature the following articles:
EDITORIALS
Confronting the Hidden Wounds-Prioritising Mental Health in Communities affected by Armed Conflicts
G. E. Erhabor
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):79-80 PMID: 40618326Ending Nuclear Weapons, Before they End us
Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, irginia Barbour, Marion Birch, Inga Blum, Peter Doherty, Andy Haines, Ira Helfand, Richard Horton; Kati Juva, Jose F. Lapena Jr, Robert Mash,Olga Mironova, Arun Mitra, Carlos Monteiro, Elena N. Naumova, David Onazi, Tilman Ruff, Peush Sahni, James Tumwine, Carlos Umaña, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):80-82 PMID: 40618374ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Predictors of Erectile Dysfunction among Nigerian Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
A. M. Badmus, S. O. Ikuerowo, E. A. Jeje, A. A. Abolarinwa, O. A. Omisanjo
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):83-89 PMID: 40618378
Work-Related Stress among Academic Staff of a Higher Institution in South-west, Nigeria:
A Cross-sectional Study
O. Q. Bakare, A. O Coker, M. Saibu, T. O. Durojaiye
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):90-96 PMID: 40618379Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cases in Benin City
D. O. Owolabi, I. Obahiagbon, M. O. Udoh, C. Owobu, V. J. Ekanem, J. O. Ogunbiyi, A. N. Olu-Eddo
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):97-103 PMID: 40618380Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Epicenter of the Boko Haram Insurgency: Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates
A. W. Ibrahim, U. B. Musami, Y. A. Kareem, M. Y. Mahmood, A. I. Halid, B. K. Machina, F. B. Shettima, A. Ashiru, P. N. Ogualili
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):104-113 PMID: 40618382Paracetamol-Diclofenac Versus Pentazocine-Diclofenac for Post-Caesarean Section Pain Relief: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
J. O. Chionuma, T. O. Odetayo, A. M. Olumodeji, O. A. Makinde, A. Gbadegeshin
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):114-120 PMID: 40618387
Prevalence and Determinants of Malocclusion among Preschool Children in Maiduguri
T. O. Ligali, A. E. Oromakinde
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):121-126 PMID: 40618390Assessing Fibrosis and Steatosis utilizing Transient Elastography (Fibroscan) in Metabolic-dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: An Experience from UBTH, Benin City, Nigeria
R. A. Ugiagbe, E. E. Ugiagbe, A. O. Malu
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):127-136 PMID: 40618414Effects of Footwear Types on Balance and Risk of Falls among Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study
C. P. Ojukwu, J. S. Eleojo, O. J. Nebo, N. E. Ubochi, E. M. Anekwu, I. J. Ilo
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):137-142 PMID: 40618418Promoting Adolescents Oral Health: Effectiveness of Two Oral Health Educational Methods among Senior Secondary School Students in Lagos, Nigeria
U. I. Ekowmenhenhen, O. O. Sofola, O. G. Uti, U. Odogu, A. Akande, O. J. Oluwaleti
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):143-151 PMID: 40618419CASE REPORT
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Multiple Provider Enhanced Adherence Counselling in the Improvement of Treatment Outcomes amongst Adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV): A Case Series
T. O. Adebawojo, O. M. Oladosu, A. O. Onifade, E. Hambolu
West Afr J Med February 2025; 42 (2):152-156 PMID: 40618420 -
The West African Journal of Medicine
Vol. 42 No. 1 (2025)It is with great pleasure that we present this issue of the West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM), ISSN 0189-160X, the official publication of the West African College of Physicians and the West African College of Surgeons. As a peer-reviewed journal, WAJM remains committed to advancing medical knowledge and practice across the subregion and beyond.
The Journal accepts submissions in both English and French and is indexed in PubMed, African Journals Online (AJOL), among other international databases, ensuring wide visibility and accessibility of published work.
In this issue, we are pleased to feature the following articles:
EDITORIAL NOTE
Addressing the Silent Strain: Unmasking Post-COVID Neurologic Complications in Resource-Limited Settings
G. E. Erhabor
West Afr J Med. 2025 January; 42 (1): 1-2 PMID: 40544426ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Quality of Life Assessment Among Patients with Papulosquamous Disorders in Southern Nigeria
E. A. Sokunbi, C. R. Madubuko, B. U. Okwara, E. O. Omatighene, H. O. Elimian, S. O. Oiwoh, A. N. Onunu
West Afr J Med. 2025 January; 42 (1): 3-10 PMID: 40544438Kaolin-Induced Hydrocephalus in the Developing Rat Brain: Deficits of Visual Perception and Structural Changes in the Visual Cortex
M. T. Shokunbi, F. E. Olopade, O. M. Femi-Akinlosotu, A. J. Adekanmbi, O. A. Akpoke
West Afr J Med. 2025 January; 42 (1): 11-20 PMID: 40544446Symptoms and Physiological Parameters of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Patients Diagnosed with a Portable Sleep Monitor: Implications and Challenges
N. I. Nwosu, C. V. Odinaka, P. I. Nlewedim, C. F. Udeh, A. G. Obiefuna, U. C. Abazie, C. C. Onyedum, J. C. Chukwuka
West Afr J Med. 2025 January; 42 (1): 21-28 PMID: 40544469A Social Media Survey on the Prevalence of Post-COVID Neurologic Complications Among Nigerians
I. E. Akase, S. O. Awodumila, C. E. Nwanmah, O. O. Ojo, O. P. Agabi, O. Ede, F. O. Nwaokorie, R. A. Anyanwu, P. S. Ghajiga, O Kalejaiye, G. S. Perez-Giraldo, Z. S. Orban, M. Jimenez, I. J. Koralnik, N. U. Okubadejo
West Afr J Med. 2025 January; 42 (1): 29-35 PMID: 40544471The Interplay Between Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 (Fgf-23) and Traditional Biomarkers of Chronic Kidney Disease – Mineral and Bone Disorder
R. S. Ezeugonwa, T. A. Bamikefa, Y. A. Ayoola, I. O. Sanni, R. O. Alaya, B. A. Omotoso, M. O. Hassan, S. Adamu, O. O. Okunola, A. A. Sanusi, F. A. Arogundade
West Afr J Med. 2025 January; 42 (1): 36-43 PMID: 40544508Population Survey on Contributing Factors to Sustained Prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease in Enugu, Nigeria
A. O. Ugwu, C. J. Okamkpa, C. S. Anigbo, E. A. Muoghalu, O. I. Obodo, C. R. Onwasigwe, P. C. Ekwueme, G. U. Ene
West Afr J Med. 2025 January; 42 (1): 44-51 PMID: 40544512Diagnostic Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay in Adults with Presumed Pulmonary Tuberculosis at Uyo, Nigeria
S. B. Udoette, A. E. Onukak, U. V. Ugwu, M. O. Iroezindu, U. S. Unigwe, V. A. Umoh
West Afr J Med. 2025 January; 42 (1): 52-60 PMID: 40546122Assessing the Efficacy of Peko-D Forte as Add-on Therapy for Parkinson's Disease: A Proof of Concept, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
O. V. Olalusi, O. O. Oguntiloye, A. I. Makanjuola, J. O. Yaria, I. Chukwuocha, R. O. Akinyemi, A. Ogunniyi
West Afr J Med. 2025 January; 42 (1): 61-66 PMID: 40548419REVIEW ARTICLE
A Short Review of Migraine headaches in Nigeria: Epidemiology, Current Challenges, Treatment Approaches, and Future Directions for Improved Management
A. Osonuga, A. A. Osonuga, G. C. Okoye, O. A. Osonuga, A. DaCoasta, A. C. Osonuga, D. DaCosta
West Afr J Med. 2025 January; 42 (1): 67-72 PMID: 40548491CASE REPORT
Pulmonary Aspergillosis Complicated by Recurrent Pneumothorax in a Healthy Nigerian Adolescent at Cedar Crest Hospital, Abuja – A Diagnostic Conundrum (Case Report)
O. A. Oyedeji, V. O. Alabi, E. A. Onoh, A. S. Agboola, P. I. Princewill-Nwajiobi, I. I. Alioke
West Afr J Med. 2025 January; 42 (1): 73-76 PMID: 40548510 -
The West African Journal of Medicine
Vol. 41 No. 12 (2024)The West African Journal of Medicine, ISSN 0189-160X is published by the West African College of Physicians and the West African College of Surgeons. The Journal accepts articles in English and French. WAJM is indexed/abstracted in EMBASE, Excerpta Medica, Medline/ Index Medicus, African Journals Online (AJOL) and African Index Medicus amongst.
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