Vol. 40 No. 4 (2023): The West African Journal of Medicine

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 others.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55891/wajm.v40i4

URN: http://nbn-wajmed.com/urn:wajm:ngwajm.v40i45

Published: 2023-04-28

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EDITORIAL NOTES The Double Burden of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):353-354.

G E Erhabor

353-354

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EDITORIAL NOTES The Resurging Outbreaks of Yellow Fever Infection West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):354-355

T O Olajubu et.al

354-355

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES An Evaluation of Platelet Factor 4, Beta-Thromboglobulin and Mean Platelet Volume in the Assessment of Thrombotic Risks in Subjects with Diabetes Mellitus at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):357-361

A O Dada et.al

357-361

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Assessment of Drug History Information in Referral Letters to the Antiretroviral Therapy Outpatient Specialist Clinic of a Federal Teaching Hospital in Ilorin West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):362-366

O A Agede et.al

362-366

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Assessment of Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour and Self-Medication among Adult Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms at a Rural Clinic in the Niger Delta of Nigeria West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):367-374

N P Dienye et.al

367-374

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Effect of an Antidepressant on Medication Adherence among Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Depression Accessing Care in GOPC of FETHI West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):375-381.

O E Gabriel-Alayode et.al

375-381

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Evaluation of Homocysteine Status and its Correlation with Disease Severity in Individuals with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Steady State West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):382-388.

N I Ugwu et.al

382-388

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in the Prevention of Nosocomial Infections among the Hospital Staff of a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):389-396.

E F Mbon et.al

389-396

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Psychometric Properties of the Modified Family Affluence Scale (FAS II) among Adolescents in Nigeria: A Preliminary Report West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):397-403.

F I Eleazu et.al

397-403

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Relationship between Periodontal Disease, Dental Caries and the Risk Indicators for Cardiovascular Disease in Lagos, Nigeria West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):404-413.

A Oyapero et.al

404-413

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Bone Mineral Density and Vitamin D Status in Nigerians: The Impact of HIV West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):414-420.

E E Abene et.al

414-420

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Vascular Access in Hemodialysis: Peculiarities in a Low-Income Setting, Pattern, Prevalence and Relationship with Intradialysis Events and Dialysis Dose West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):421-427.

P K Uduagbamen et.al

421-427

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Yellow Fever Disease: Pattern of Presentation of Patients in Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):428-434.

A Q Aigbokhaode et.al

428-434

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Outcome of Patients with Common Endocrine Diseases Who Had COVID-19 in two Centers in Lagos, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):435-437.

O Oluwole et.al

435-437

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Gender Differences in Clinical Characteristics and Lifestyle Behaviours of Overweight and Obese Adolescents West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):438-444.

N J Iduoriyekemwen et.al

438-444

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES A Review of Scrotal Ultrasonography in Uyo, Nigeria West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):445-451.

N N Nwafor et.al

445-451

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES Premature Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A Case of Myocardial Infarction Seven Years after Bentall Procedure in a Nigerian Man West Afr J Med . 2023 Apr 28;40(4):452-455.

B T Osibowale et.al

452-455

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