AUGUST 2022 NEWSLETTER
AUGUST 2022 NEWSLETTER
It is a pleasure to present the Journal newsletter for August 2022.
WAJM VOLUME 39, NUMBER 7, JULY 2022
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WAJM VOLUME 39, NUMBER 8 AUGUST 2022
Listed below are the current issues - August 2022 Journal edition. The free abstract-text content of this edition can be accessed on PubMed Central amongst others.
Growth Hormone: Its Physiology, Plethora of Uses and Misuse
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 775-776 PMID 36057798
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
First Cases of Sars-cov-2 Reinfection Coinciding with the Covid-19 Second Wave, Benin City, Nigeria
B.U. Okwara, I.I. Osaigbovo, E.O. Ogboghodo, F. Adio, E. Oduware, D.E. Obaseki, D. Asamah
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 777-780 PMID 36057812
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Fatal Spontaneous Subarachnoid Haemorrhage- A Report of Three Unusual Causes
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 781-787 PMID 36057847
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Audit of Stroke Admissions in a Tertiary Hospital in South East Nigeria
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 788-794 PMID 36057857
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
C.C. Nganwuchi, A.J. Onuegbu, M.J. Olisekodiaka, J.E. Okwara, U.K. Amah, O.C. Okamgba, S. A. Offiah
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 795-799 PMID 36057858
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Predictors of Satisfaction with Wound Care Services in an Outpatient Setting in Kano, Nigeria
G.C. Michael, B.A. Grema, A.O. Ashimi, A.L. Olawumi, Z.A. Umar, Z. Mahmoud, S.A. Aji
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 800-807 PMID 36057862
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
E.L Anaba, E.O. Akinkugbe, E. Otrofanowei, O. Adeife-Cole, O. Ayanlowo, I. Oaku, I. Akwara
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 808-815 PMID 36057972
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
A Method of Conservative Management of Giant Omphalocele Useful in Preventing Rupture of Sac
H.K. Odion-Obomhense, N.S. Awunor, U. Onyeaso
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 816-822 PMID 36057973
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
T.E. Osodin, O.A. Akadiri, V.I. Akinmoladun, A.O. Fasola, A.A. Olaitan
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 823-828 PMID 36057974
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
A.G. Alo, A.O. Akinboro, A.A. Ajani, F.O. Olanrewaju, M.M. Oripelaye, O.A. Olasode
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 829-835 PMID 36057975
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
O.O. Sholeye, Z.T. Alimi, O.A. Jeminusi, A.A. Gbadebo, A. Akinpelu
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 836-843 PMID 36058005
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 844-851 PMID 36058006
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 852-858 PMID 36066508
CASE REPORT
R. Ibrahim, H.U. Farouk, A.I. Lawan, Y.M. Abdullahi
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 859-861 PMID 36062964
CASE REPORT
Isolated Hepatic Sarcoidosis: A Case Report and Literature Review
S.C. Egboh, E. Ray-Offor, C.C. Obiorah
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 862-866 PMID 36062988
REVIEW ARTICLE
Growth Hormone Deficiency: Navigating the Terrain of Diagnosis and Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa
I.J. Akinola, A.U. Solarin, R.K. Henry
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 867-873 PMID 36063029
REVIEW ARTICLE
Neurobiological Underpinnings in Drug Addiction
C.N.S. Nwonu, P.C. Nwonu and R.A. Ude
West Afr J Med. 2022 August; 39 (8): 874-884 PMID 36063103
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SEPTEMBER 2022 EDITION This edition is currently in the final stages of publishing. Corresponding authors of manuscripts are advised to kindly pay the statutory charges within the next one week in order to expedite the process. Please, note that the publishing fees should be paid ONLY into the WAJM Account. Evidence of payment should be forwarded to the Editor-In-Chief’s email - wajmeditorinchief@gmail.com. The following articles have been listed for the SEPTEMBER 2022 edition.
ARTICLES
MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DURING ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY PLACEMENT AT OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY ILE-IFE, NIGERIA
GO Omoniyi-Esan, N Naidoo, AO Fatusi
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PHYSICAL INACTIVITY AND METABOLIC SYNDROME IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA
E. N. Adejumo, A.O Adejumo, N. L. Nwobi, C. J. Okafor, S. S. Enitan, S. Y. Lokpo
FREQUENCY AND PATTERN OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN MAIDUGURI, NORTH-EASTERN NIGERIA
Abubakar Yerima, Umar Hassan Usman, Hafisu Umar Faruk, Olufemi Adelowo
SUBSTANCE USE AND TREATMENT OUTCOME AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV [PLWHIV] ACCESSING CARE AT CIDC 161 NAF HOSPITAL, MAKURDI, NIGERIA; IMPLICATION FOR INTERVENTION
Godian C. Ezema, Elias C. Aniwada, Chika N. Onwasigwe
TONSILLECTOMY; POST-OPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE REDUCTION STRATEGY IN JOS, NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA
Daniel D. Kokong, Adeyi A. Adoga, Nuhu D. Ma’an, Ishaku Turaki, Chukwunonso J. Mbachi, Gabriel A. Ajogwu, Obadiah D. Damulak
FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH-PROMOTING LIFESTYLE AMONG OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES IN ILE IFE, NIGERIA
Funmito O. Fehintola, Caleb A. Adegbenro, Macellina Y. Ijadunola, Samuel A. Olowookere, Alaba Oluwatoyin Adedoyin, Abdulazeez O. Okubadejo, Testimony Olajire,
Olarenwaju Oladipupo
LAPAROSCOPIC DISTAL PANCREATECTOMY FOR A LARGE MULTICYSTIC PANCREATIC TUMOUR IN ILE-IFE, NIGERIA: A CASE REPORT
Adisa AO, Adesunkanmi AO
UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION AMONG IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN BENIN CITY, NIGERIA
J. C. NWAOGWUGWU, A. R. ISARA
COVID-19 VACCINE HESITANCY IN A MEDICALLY CHALLENGED CONTEXT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF DRIVERS, DANGERS AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES FOR VACCINE HESITANCY AND POTENTIAL PENALTIES FOR DECLINING VACCINATION AMONG ADULTS IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA
Gabriel Uche Iloh, Miracle Erinma Chukwuonye
ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS AND DIVERTICULAR ABSCESS PATIENT WITH COVID-19 INFECTION
Tobe Momah, Khusbuben Patel
TOOTH LOSS: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE- A NARRATIVE REVIEW
O.O. Dosumu, C.A. Akinyamoju, E.O. Dosumu, O.O. Ogunsuji, J.T. Ogunrinde
VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; AETIOLOGY AND VISUAL OUTCOME OF VITRECTOMY IN A BLACK AFRICAN POPULATION
ON Okonkwo, AO Hassan, Akanbi T, O Oderinlo, M Ekuoba Gyasi, I Oyekunle
PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES OF CHOLECYSTECTOMIES AT A DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN ABUJA, NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA
Aghahowa ME, Onyegbutulem HC, Bassey OS, Esomonu SN, Ezike KN, Nwokorie RM,
Ahmadu A
PERCEPTION AND CONCERNS ABOUT THE USE OF GLOVES, FACEMASK, AND HIV DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDE OF CHILDREN ATTENDING DENTAL CLINICS IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA
NK Onyejaka, NM Chukwumah, EO Oziegbe, N Folaranmi, MO Folayan
EFFECT OF HONEY ON COUGH SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN WITH UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Anibasa FO, Abuba T, Dankyau M
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