West African Journal of Medicine - Newsletter June 2020

From the Desk of the Editor-in-Chief June 2020

Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your continued support and interest in the West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM). We appreciate our esteemed reviewers for their expertise and painstaking voluntary contributions to the Journal and the authors for their valuable submissions. This month, will feature the following updates for your information. APRIL TO JUNE 2020 EDITION The printed copies are available at the West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM) office at 6, Taylor Drive, Edmund Crescent, Medical Compound, Yaba, Lagos. You could place a request to subscribe for your copy and arrangements would be made to courier it to you. Corresponding authors have been sent their complementary copies by courier service (DHL). JULY TO AUGUST 2020 EDITION The latest issue of the West African Journal of Medicine Vol. 37, No. 3, July - August, 2020 is out! The printed copies are available at the West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM) office at 6, Taylor Drive, Edmund Crescent, Medical Compound, Yaba, Lagos. Corresponding authors will be sent their complimentary copies by courier service (DHL). Authors and those interested could place request for subscription at the journal office or email request to wajmeditorinchief@gmail.com. Below is the list of articles in this edition. You can access the free abstract-text content of this issue. EDITORIAL Covid-19 Pandemic: The New Reality GE Erhabor ORIGINAL ARTICLES Mobile Phone Use in the Management of Diabetes in Nigeria: A New Potential Weapon. M. A. Olamoyegun, O. J. Emuoyibofarhe, O. A. Ala, E. Ugwu West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):201-208. PMID: 32476111 Mortality Trends among Older Patients admitted to the Geriatric Centre, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2013–2017. A. Adebusoye, O. O. Olowookere, S. A. Ajayi, V. I. Akinmoladun, T. O. Alonge West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):209-215. PMID: 32476112 Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Prescribing in a Nigerian Hospital: Findings and Implications on Antimicrobial Resistance. A Fowotade, T. Fasuyi, O. Aigbovo, A. Versporten, O. Adekanmbi, O. Akinyemi, H. Goossens, A. Kehinde, O. Oduyebo West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):216-220. PMID: 32476113 Evaluation of Ophthalmology Inpatients Consultation in a Nigerian Tertiary Eye Care Centre. D. H. Kayoma, C. U. Ukponmwan, J. N. Ese-Onakewhor West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):221-224. PMID: 32476114 Serum Uric Acid Predicts Antihypertensive Medication Adherence in Nigeria: A Hospital Based Study. O. A. Adewuya, E. A. Ajayi, A. O. Adetiloye, A. S. Atiba, S. A. Dada, O. O. Areo West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):225-230. PMID: 32476115 The Assessment of Copeptin and Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels as Biomarkers in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. C. J. Okwor, K. S. Adedapo, O. O. Bello, A. D. A. Adebayo, V. C. Okwor West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):231-236. PMID: 32476116 An Assessment of Glycaemic Control and Modes of Health Financing among Type 2 Diabetic Patients Attending a Teaching Hospital in South-Western Nigeria. T. E. Attoye, P. A. Adebobola, V. Inem West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):237-247. PMID: 32476117 An Update on the Histomorphological Pattern of Carcinoma of the Prostate Gland in Nigerian Men as seen in the University College Hospital, Ibadan. S. A. Omenai, M. Mashor, A. Adebiyi, O. J. Ogunbiyi West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):248-252. PMID: 32476118 Comparison of the Treatment Assessments of the Conventional Stainless-Steel Crown Restorations and the Hall Technique. O. S. Ayedun, F. A. Oredugba, E. O. Sote West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):253-259. PMID: 32476119 HIV Co-Infection with Hepatitis B and C and Liver Function in Children and Adolescent on Antiretroviral Therapy in a Tertiary Health Institution in Abuja. A.A. Okechukwu, Y. Thairu, M. S. Dalili West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):260-267. PMID: 32476120 Morbidity Pattern and Choice of Care in an Urban Slum of a Metropolitan State, Southwestern Nigeria. A. M. Adebayo, T. A. Obembe, B. E. Adebayo West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):268-274. PMID: 32476121 Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease using the COPD Assessment Test (CAT). A. A. Akor, A. Bamidele, G. E. Erhabor West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):275-280. PMID: 32476122 Twenty Years of Repair of Ventricular Septal Defects in Ghana. M. N. Tamatey, M. M. Tettey, F. Edwin, E. A. Aniteye, K. Entsua-Mensah, B. Gyan, I. K. Adzamli, G. Offei-Larbi, L. A. Sereboe, K. Frimpong-Boateng West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):281-283. PMID: 32476123 Takayasu’s Arteritis Presenting Atypically In A Female Nigerian. G. J. Odunlami, O. O. Okunola, H. Olaosebikan, A. S. Aderibigbe, A. I. Ajibade West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):284-289. PMID: 32476124 CASE REPORT Analysis of the Cerebrospinal Fluid at Point of Care in Resource-Limited Setting: A Pilot Study. C. B. Egu, A. Ogunniyi West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):290-294. PMID: 32476125 REVIEW ARTICLE Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Clinical Perspectives and Ongoing Challenges. A. O. Arawomo, A. I. M Ajibade, B. Adeniyi, J. Aigbirior, G. E. Erhabor West Afr J Med. 2020 Jul-Aug;37(3):295-316. PMID: 32476126 PRESS RELEASE Response of the West African College of Physicians to the COVID-19 Pandemic in West Africa A. Akpalu Executive Summary of WACP Press Statement on COVID-19 Y. Houenou, A. Akpalu ________________________________________________________________ WEBSITE The journal’s website is fully functional and now accessible. Kindly visit and register with your details as an author or reviewer. For online submission click- https://wajmed.org/submit_manuscript.php ADVERTS Showcase your brand and products (conferences, exhibitions and workshops) through adverts in our esteemed print publications reaching out to healthcare professionals and institutions worldwide. Kindly contact the Editor-in-Chief for details (email: wajmeditorinchief@gmail.com). SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 2020 EDITION Authors are advised to kindly pay for the publication charges and fulfil other obligations if they have not done so. Please, be informed that the manuscript submission and publication charges has been upwardly reviewed in order to meet up with the current economic reality and production costs. Articles slated for this edition will be publicised in the next newsletter. However, authors have been duly informed. NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2020 EDITION Articles for November – December are already scheduled. Authors would be informed accordingly as the process advances.There are other articles in the final stages of review. We would notify the authors as soon as your article is accepted for publication. Accepted articles would be scheduled for publication accordingly.I would like to reiterate the followings ways you can support the journal.   By submitting manuscripts and encouraging your colleagues to also submit manuscripts pertaining to all aspects of Medicine and Surgery. By being part of the peer review process as a reviewer and reviewing manuscripts promptly within two weeks. By soliciting for adverts on the Journal which will help to fund the journal. By sending in useful suggestions and feedbacks. By referring your colleagues and institutions to subscribe to our regular email newsletters and update. Thank you for your continued interest in WAJM! Prof. G. E. Erhabor Editor-in-Chief West African Journal of Medicine