From The desk of the Editor-in-Chief | Dear Colleagues, It is a pleasure to present the Journal newsletter for December 2021 and January 2022. Wishing all our authors, reviewers and the two colleges (the West African College of Physicians and the West African College of Surgeons) a Happy New year and good health and fulfilment. Thank you for the support and contributions received throughout last year in making the West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM) outstanding. | WAJM VOLUME 38, NUMBER 11, NOVEMBER 2021 The printed copies of the November edition are available at the West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM) office at 6, Taylor Drive, Edmund Crescent, Medical Compound, Yaba, Lagos State. Corresponding authors have been sent their complimentary copies by courier service. Authors and those interested in copies of this edition can request at the journal office or send an email to wajmeditorinchief@gmail.com. | WAJM VOLUME 38, NUMBER 12, DECEMBER, 2021 Listed below are the articles for the December 2021 Journal edition. The free abstract-text content of this edition can be accessed on PubMed Central, EMBASE, Excerpta Medica, and African Index Medicus, amongst others. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2022 EDITIONS These editions are currently in the press. 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. ACCOUNT NAME: WEST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0265229681 BANK: GT BANK. The following articles have been listed for the JANUARY 2022 edition. | IDENTIFYING THE CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS AFFECTING POST-BIOPSY VOIDING EFFICIENCY AN OBSERVATIONAL CLOSED COHORT STUDY M. A. Tolani, B. K. Hamza, M. Awaisu, A. O. Afolayan, A. T. Lawal, A. Bello | VITILIGO IN THE CITY OF BUKAVU NGOLO Masudi, YASSA Pierre, NDAYAZI Byemero, Yannick Birato | PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC ANAESTHESIA AT THE OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILE-IFE, NIGERIA: THE HURDLES, STRUGGLES, AND SUCCESSES Anthony Taiwo Adenekan, Afolabi Muyiwa Owojuyigbe, Olurotimi Idowu Aaron, Uvie Ufuoma Onakpoya, Olugbenga Olalekan Ojo | RISK FACTORS OF SKIN DISEASES AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIA Ewurum O, Ibeneme CA, Nnaji TO, Ikefuna AN | ETIOLOGY AND CLINICAL EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH BRONCHIECTASIS IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA Victor A. Umoh, Datonye D. Alasia, Effiong E. Akpan, Udeme Ekrikpo, Eyo E. Ekpe, Mfon E. Ekwere, Etete Peters | EVALUATION OF ASYMPTOMATIC MALARIA ANTIGENAEMIA AND PARASITAEMIA IN HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS-INFECTED CHILDREN IN BENIN CITY, NIGERIA M. O. Ibadin, N. Eghafona | MATERNAL OUTCOMES OF ECLAMPSIA AT THE LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL – A SIX YEAR RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW Ayodeji A. OLUWOLE, Aloy O. UGWU, Adaiah P. SOIBI-HARRY, Sunusi R. GARBA, Kehinde S. OKUNADE, Christian Chigozie MAKWE, Emmanuel OWIE, Sunday Isaac OMISAKIN, Nneoma Kwemtochukwu ANI-UGWU, Ifunanya Tobechukwu OKAFOR, Ifezue UZOMA, Joseph Ayodeji OLAMIJULO | PRINCIPLES OF MANUAL TISSUE PROCESSING IN AN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORY IN LAGOS, NIGERIA Uchenna P. Egbunah, Abdul Warith O. Akinshipo, Oluseyi F. Ajayi | PRINCIPLES OF MANUAL TISSUE PROCESSING IN AN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORY IN LAGOS, NIGERIA Uchenna P. Egbunah, Abdul Warith O. Akinshipo, Oluseyi F. Ajayi | CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF CARDIAC TROPONIN T IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AT LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, LAGOS O.I. Ajie, E.C. Azinge, B. T. Bello, T.A. Oshodi, O.O. Soriyan, I.C. Udenze | CLINICAL AUDIT OF LOW DOSE PROPHYLAXIS PROGRAMME FOR NIGERIAN CHILDREN WITH HAEMOPHILIA Nwagha TU, Okoye HC, Udo CE, Yuguda S, Korubo KI, Adeyemo T | TRAMADOL-INDUCED ACUTE SEIZURES: A REPORT OF THREE CASES Fawale MB, Adebowale AA, Idowu AO, Balogun SA, Sanusi AA, Komolafe MA | VITAMIN D LEVEL IN PATIENTS RECEIVING HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN LAUTECH TEACHING HOSPITAL OGBOMOSO AA. Salawu, TW Oloyede, EO Oke, OT Oladibu, SA Ojedokun, SO Oiwoh, KI Oreagba | MULTIPLE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ABNORMAL LIVER AND ENDOCRINE FUNCTIONS IN ADULTS WITH SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA ADEYEYE Opeyemi Adesola, SALAWU Lateef | PREVALENCE OF NEEDLE STICK AND SHARPS INJURY AND HEPATITIS B VACCINATION AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN A SOUTH-EAST NIGERIAN TERTIARY HOSPITAL Chinyere Ukamaka Onubogu, Ezinne Ifeyinwa Nwaneli, Chisom God’swill Chigbo, Michel Chiedu Egbuniwe, Richard Obinwanne Egeonu, Shirley Nneka Chukwurah, Nkechi Perpetua Maduekwe Ikemefuna Onyeyili, Chima Prisca UmobI, Obiageli Fidelia Emelumadu | EFFICACY OF HEXETIDINE, THYMOL, AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE-CONTAINING ORAL ANTISEPTICS IN REDUCING SARS-COV-2 VIRUS IN THE ORAL CAVITY: A PILOT STUDY Ogun SA, Erinoso OA, Aina OO, Ojo OI, Adejumo O, Adeniran O, Bowale A, Olaniyi CA, Adedoyin BM, Mutiu B, Saka B, Oshinaike O, Arabambi W, Adejumo F, Shuaib O, Salmon AO, Abdur-Razzaq H, Njokanma OF, Ojini O, Ogboye O, Lajide O, Wright, KO, Osibogun A, Abayomi A. | FEBRUARY 2022 The following articles have been listed for the FEBRUARY edition | THE PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SIZE OF PRIMARY MALIGNANT BREAST TUMOUR IN GHANAIAN WOMEN: A RETROSPECTIVE HISTOPATHOLOGICAL REVIEW (2001 – 2014) IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL (KBTH) Der EM | THE EFFICACY OF LOCAL INFILTRATION ANALGESIA IN THE CONTROL OF POST-OPERATIVE PAIN AFTER TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERIES Davidson E. Ubiomo, Udo E. Anyaehie, Gabriel O. Eyichukwu, Chukwuemeka B. Eze | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN: A SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA Mojisola O. Udoh | ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HEIGHT AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN MIDDLE AGE AND OLDER ADULTS IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA Innocent Ijezie Chukwuonye, Ugochukwu Uchenna Onyeonoro, Ignatius Ugochukwu Ezeani, Andrew Ugwunna Ukegbu, Uwa Onwuchekwa, Emmanuel Chukwuebuka Obi, Kenneth Arinze Ohagwu, Ernest Ndukaife Anyabolu, Okechukwu Ojoemelam Madukwe, Ikechi G. Okpechi, and Okechukwu Samuel Ogah | PULMONARY EMBOLISM: THE BATTLE TO SAVE LIFE IN A RESOURCE POOR SETTING. Mbata GC, Eke COU, Okoli LE | PREVALENCE AND PATTERN OF ELDER ABUSE IN BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA: AN URBAN AND RURAL COMPARISON Okojie OH, Omuemu VO, Uhunwangho JI | MORTALITY PATTERN IN SURGICAL WARDS IN NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA: A SINGLE- CENTER STUDY K. E. Amaefule; F. S. Ejagwulu; I. L. Dahiru; M. O. Ogirima; A. I. Aniko; J.O Njoku | COMPARISONS OF THE IVERMECTIN AND LOPINAVIR/RITONAVIR TREATMENT OUTCOMES AMONG COVID-19 MILD TO MODERATE CASES IN KADUNA STATE Oyefabi Adegboyega, Sani Musa, Kambai Habila, Idris Usman, Joan Gwamna, Sheyin Jenifer, Oluwafemi Ige, Abdullahi Mohammed, Sunday Joseph, Nima Kera, Atiku Aliyu, Hananiya Dauda Gregory C. Umeh, Olasinde Tajudeen, Abdullahi Abba |
PREPAREDNESS AND PERCEPTION ON VIRTUAL LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY STUDENTS OF THE EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA Adekunle Olatayo Adeoti, Abayomi Fadeyi, Kehinde Sunday Oluwadiya | A FIVE-YEAR REVIEW OF LAPAROSCOPIC GYNAECOLOGICAL SURGERIES IN A PRIVATE-OWNED TEACHING HOSPITAL, IN NIGERIA IMARALU John O, ANI Inyang F, ONUOHA Clement E, GRILLO Elizabeth O, OGUNTADE Florence A, NWANKPA Chimaobi C | ADOLESCENT OBESITY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE, LIFESTYLE FACTORS, DIETARY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS; FINDINGS FROM SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA Adeleye Abiodun Adeomi, Monday Daniel Olodu, Roseline Oluyemisi Akande, Sodiq Yaya, Adediti Ademiju, Raphael Ajibade | HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND TREATMENT FOR UTERINE FIBROID IN A NIGERIAN HOSPITAL A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE Abayomi B. Ajayi, Victor D. Ajayi, Amarachukwu Njoku, Ololade Oyetunji, Bamgboye M. Afolabi | HEAVY MALARIA PARASITAEMIA IN NIGERIAN YOUNG INFANTS: PREVALENCE, DETERMINANTS AND IMPLICATION FOR THE HEALTH SYSTEM Folarin OF, Kuti BP, Oyelami AO | DRUGS OF ABUSE AMONG IN-PATIENTS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN A TERTIARY HEALTH CARE CENTER IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA: AN EXPLORATORY QUALITATIVE STUDY CJ Okafor, EA Essien, BE Edet, AC Okoro, O Udofia, | | ADVERT Advertise your brand, products and events (conferences, exhibitions and workshops) in our esteemed journal and reach out to healthcare professionals and institutions worldwide. For advert placement, kindly contact the Editor-in-Chief for details (email: wajmeditorinchief@gmail.com). INQUIRIES/COMPLAINTS For inquiries and complaints, you can call this line (+2348068925934) or send a message through whatsapp. WEBSITE The website is fully back and functional (www.wajmed.com). Procedures and steps on how to navigate the website will be placed on a page on the website itself as well as the monthly newsletter you receive from us. Everyone is hereby encouraged to actively engage the website. Doing so, will improve the impact factor of the journal. We will be uploading past published articles on the website for free download to registered users. Kindly help broadcast the website as well in your various social media accounts, especially Twitter and LinkedIn . Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wajmedic Twitter: https://twitter.com/wajmedic, Blog: https://wajmeditor.blogspot.com, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/west-african-j-medicine-816810218/ REVIEW PROCESS In order to expedite our review process, it is essential that all reviewers promptly review and submit their reports within the stipulated time frame. Authors are requested to submit three suggested reviewers who are not domiciled in their institutions. The editor-in-chief reserves the right and the discretion to use the suggested reviewers or not. However, these will add up to the pool or reviewers’ bank. If authors find unusual delays in the processing of their manuscripts, they should kindly reach me through our designated phone number or send me private message through the WhatsApp line. I look forward to receiving your suggestions and feedbacks on the way forward and I thank you all for your encouragement and support. Prof. G. E. Erhabor Editor-in-Chief West African Journal of Medicine |
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