Vol. 42 No. 4 (2025): The West African Journal of Medicine

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: 40986441

Frequency 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: 40986452

Contemporary 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: 40986548

Comparative 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: 40986640

Incidence 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: 40986848

Evaluating 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: 40986868

A 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: 40986889

REVIEW 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: 40986913

Health-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: 40986974

CASE 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