Vol. 40 No. 12 (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.v40i12

URN: http://nbn-wajmed.com/urn:wajm:ngwajm.v40i127

Published: 2023-12-30

Editorials

EDITORIAL: Healthcare Delivery in West Africa: Threats and Opportunities West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1283-1284 PMID: 38258828

G. E. Erhabor

1283-1284

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Articles

ORIGINAL: A Non-Inferiority Study of Combination of Latanoprost and Timolol Formulation to Their Separate Use in Drug-Naive Primary Open Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Nigerian Patients. {RCT 93803536 (Nigeria Clinical Trial Registry)} West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1285-1290 PMID: 38259047

O. P. Abikoye, O. O. Abesin, O. O. Onabolu, H. A. Ajibode, F. G. Adepoju, R. O. Musibau

1285-1290

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ORIGINAL: Association between Alanine Aminotransferase, Hypertension and Obesity in Nigerians West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1291-1297 PMID: 38259220

B. F. Dele-Ojo, S. A. Dada, J. O. Fadare, D. D. Ajayi, E. A. Ajayi, T. H. Raimi, A. O. Ajayi

1291-1297

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ORIGINAL: Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis in a Nigerian Hospital: Trend over a Decade West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1298-1303 PMID: 38261017

O. Olasehinde, A. Aderounmu, F. Wuraola, A. Omisore, A. Akinkuolie, A. Towoju, T. Mohammed, V. Mango, P. T. Kingham, A. Adisa, O. Alatise

1298-1303

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ORIGINAL: Impact of Seasonal Changes on Asthma Control in North-Western Nigeria West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1304-1310 PMID: 38261305

A. Abbas, J. U. Okpapi, C. H. Njoku, A. A. Abba

1304-1310

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ORIGINAL: Eswatini Women´s Knowledge about Cervical Cancer, Data from a Prevention and Awareness Campaign 2021: A Community Based Cross-sectional Campaign West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1311-1316 PMID: 38261351

T. Maseko, X. Dlamini, V. Okello, J. M. Tsoka-Gwegweni, J. Ndirangu, N. Mkhumane, B. Vilane, B. Mthetwe

1311-1316

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ORIGINAL: Factors that Influence the Acceptance of Needle Biopsy of the Liver at a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1317-1324 PMID: 38261433

O. Adekanle, O. J. Kolawole, O. Ijarotimi, D. A. Ndububa

1317-1324

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ORIGINAL: Knowledge and Perceptions of Cervical Cancer Screening in Nhlambeni, Eswatini: Understanding Facilitators and Barriers for Prevention Interventions West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1325-1331 PMID: 38261526

T. Maseko, Joyce M. Tsoka-Gwegweni, J. Ndirangu, Velephi Okello, Xolisile Dlamini

1325-1331

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ORIGINAL: Adverse Drug Reactions and Changes in Haematological and Clinical Chemistry to Two ACTs among Nigerian Children with Acute Uncomplicated Malaria West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1332-1340 PMID: 38261578

O. E. Anjorin, I. A. Anjorin, C. O. Falade

1332-1340

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ORIGINAL: Precise Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis Using Immunohistochemistry: Reducing Cost of Care and Improving Outcomes in a Low and Middle-Income Setting West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1341-1346 PMID: 38261635

A. M. Akinsete, U. O. Fakile, O. A. Joseph, A. O. Akinjo, T. O. Fashola, A. T. Oladipo, A. Akinsulie

1341-1346

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ORIGINAL: Prevalence and Factors Associated with Stress, Anxiety and Depression amongst Primary Care Patients with Hepatitis B and C Infections in Nigeria West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1347-1354 PMID: 38261652

R. A. Barminas, A. J. Fatusin, S. Ateya, E. Ogwuche, P. S. Kla, M. J. Barminas, M. M. Gaspard, P. O. Ameh

1347-1354

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ORIGINAL: Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections among Healthcare Seekers at a Tertiary Health Facility in North-Central Nigeria: A Retrospective Study West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1355-1361 PMID: 38265845

J. Onubi, P. Eseigbe, J. P. A. Agyema, A. A. G. Chima

1355-1361

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ORIGINAL: Sexual Maturation of Female Adolescent Patients with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1362-1368 PMID: 38265872

C. H. Ananti, E. E. Oyenusi, A. O. Oduwole, E. O. Temiye, O. F. Njokanma

1362-1368

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ORIGINAL: Side Effects of Permanent Radioactive Iodine-125 Implants Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer in Nigeria West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1369-1377 PMID: 38266199

O. F. Adeyemi, E. Bentefour

1369-1377

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Case Report

CASE REPORT: Challenges to Thrombolysis in A Resource-Poor Setting- A Case Report West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1378-1382 PMID: 38266221

A. F. Ogunmodede, A. A. Sanusi, A. O. Idowu, U. C. Eke, A. S. Aderibigbe, M. B. Fawale, M. A. Komolafe

1378-1382

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CASE REPORT: From the Breast to the Finger - A Case Report of Acrometastasis West African Journal of Medicine 2023 December; 40(12): 1383-1386 PMID: 38266227

I. O. Ita, B. Mustapha, A. O. Adesunkanmi, A. A. Aderounmu, A. A. Adefidipe, A. S. Aderibigbe, F. O. Wuraola

1383-1386

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