Vol. 40 No. 11 (2023): The West African Journal of Medicine

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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.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55891/wajm.v40i11

URN: http://nbn-wajmed.com/urn:wajm:ngwajm.v40i116

Published: 2023-11-30

Editorials

EDITORIAL: Stigma in Medicine West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1137-1138 PMID: 38035823

Ibidunni O. Oloniniyi, Gregory E. Erhabor

1137-1138

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EDITORIAL: Time to Treat the Climate and Nature Crisis as One Indivisible Global Health Emergency West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40(11): 1139-1141 PMID: 38085852

Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benﬁeld, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski

1139-1141

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EDITORIAL: LE Moment Est Venu de Considerer la Crise Climatque et Celle de la Nature Comme une Seule et Meme Urgence Sanitaire Mondiale Indivisible West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40(11): 1142-1144 PMID: 38085887

Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benﬁeld, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski

1142-1144

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Articles

ORIGINAL: Health Resource Utilization among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Nigeria: An Analysis from the International Diabetes Management Practice Study (IDMPS) West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40(11): 1145-1154 PMID: 38085916

B. A. Kolawole, F. A. Anumah, C. Unachukwu

1145-1154

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ORIGINAL: Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Determinants Among Hypertensive Patients in Rural Southwest Nigeria West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1155-1163 PMID: 38090538

E. A. Afolabi-Obe, S. M. Agboola, O. A. Ibrahim, O. E. Gabriel-Alayode, O. E. Omosanya, O. T. Elegbede, O. A. Ajetunmobi, K. O. Sito, M. T. Olanrewaju

1155-1163.

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ORIGINAL: Metabolic Syndrome and its Correlates among Hypertensive Patients in Abuja, North Central Nigeria West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1164-1172 PMID: 38091343

H. C. Onyegbutulum, P. I. Henry-Onyegbutulum, D. Dogo, P. E. H. Schwarz, S. R. Bornstein

1164-1172

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ORIGINAL: Oral health and nutritional Status of Preschool-Aged Children in Maiduguri, North-East, Nigeria West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1173-1180 PMID: 38091448

T. O. Ligali, O. O. Orenuga

1173-1180

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ORIGINAL: Antibody response to Covid-19 vaccine (AstraZeneca) amongst Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1181-1191PMID: 38096114

Z. G. Habib, V. G. Kwaghe, B. A. Ekele, A. A. Akor, U. S. Galadima, N. D. Baamlong, E. K. Olateju, P. C. Onyeka

1181-1191

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ORIGINAL: Sleep Health amongst Patients Attending Adult Neurology Clinic in Abakaliki, Nigeria West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1192-1198 PMID: 1192-1198

C. O. Eze, F. C. Okoro, M. Okorie

1192-1198

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ORIGINAL: Stroke Hexagon: Protocol for Reduction of Stroke Burden in Resource-Poor Settings West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1199-1208 PMID: 38096494

C. O. Eze

1199-1208

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ORIGINAL: The Stigma of Epilepsy among Patients Attending the Epilepsy Clinic at Connaught Hospital, Sierra Leone West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1209-1215 PMID: 38096502

Durodami R. Lisk, Alieu Kanu, James B. W. Russel

1209-1215

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ORIGINAL: Food and Aeroallergen Sensitization, Eosinophils Levels and Risk of Atopic Dermatitis in Abuja West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1216-1222 PMID: 38096550

P. U. Ibekwe, T. I. Otu, E. E. Ekop, P. U. Bassi

1216-1222

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ORIGINAL: Predictors of Surgical Site Infection in Contaminated Abdominal Surgical Wounds: Our Experience in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1223-1231 PMID: 38099433

E. Tagar, J. Kpolugbo, W. Akerele, A. A. Okomayin, C. Odion

1223-1231

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ORIGINAL: Overview of Early Childhood Caries in Nigeria and Global Recommended Treatment Guidelines West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1232-1239 PMID: 38099481

N. K. Onyejaka, A. R. Njokanma, A. Ehizele, A. Adewale

1232-1239

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ORIGINAL: The Effect of Music on Operative Anxiety markers in patients undergoing Cataract Surgery: Adual centre cross-sectional comparative study West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1240-1252 PMID: 38099509

O. T. Aribaba, A. A. Adenekan, A. A. Alabi, C. C. Emefu, O. T. Ilo, M. O. Kareem, Y. O. Oshodi, A. O. Onakoya, F. B. Akinsola

1240-1252

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ORIGINAL: Impact of Anemia on The Quality of Life of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Single Institution Experience West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1253-1261 PMID: 38099515

A. Odeyemi, O. M. Oladimeji, A. O. Ajibare, A. A. Iyayi, A. B. Oladimeji, O. T. Ojo, A. P. Adebola, J. O. Awobusuyi, A. O. Adekoya

1253-1261

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ORIGINAL: Intestinal Helminthiasis: Risk factors and relationship with Nutritional status and Anaemia among Institutionalised Children in three States of South-East Nigeria West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1262-1273 PMID: 38099563

M. O. Njoku, K. K. Iloh, C. O. Okike, G. C. Njoku, O. N. Iloh, N. C. Ojinnaka

1262-1273

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Case Report

CASE REPORT: Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Young Nigerian Male with Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1274-1279 PMID: 38099570

C. P. Onyia, P. Asogwa, W. Adiri, O. Obienu, U. N. Ijoma, S. C. Nwokediuko

1274-1279

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