LATEST ISSUES - JUNE 2022 EDITION: WEST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

 

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6)

EDITORIAL NOTE

Overview of Primary Hypertension: A Clarion Call

K. M.Karaye

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 555-556 PMID  35749273

 

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Association between Consumption of Geophagic Substance and Helminthic Infection among Pregnant Women, in Kisii County, Kenya

G. G. Ratemo, S. K. Musyoki, B. O. Nyanchongi

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 557-562 PMID   35749297

 

Diagnostic Correlation between General Practitioners and the Ophthalmologist in the Management of Eye Diseases

A. A. Onyiaorah, N. N. Kizor-Akaraiwe, S. N. N. Nwosu

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 563-567 PMID  35749317

Clinical Presentation and Intensity of Infection with Intestinal Helminths among School Children in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

B. O. Olopade, T. O. Charles-Eromosele, O. B. Olopade

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 568-572 PMID 35749378

Primary Hypertension with Target Organ Damage among Apparently Healthy Secondary School Students in Osogbo, South-Western Nigeria

O. V. Kayode, S. O. Oninla, J. A. O. Okeniyi, G. Oyedeji, A. O. Odeyemi, O. A. Abayomi

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 573-579 PMID 35749567 

Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Level Enhances Prediction of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a Sub-Saharan African Population

B. Basil, I. N. Mba, S. A. Adebisi, B. K. Myke-Mbata, E. K. Oghagbon

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 580-587 PMID 35749585

Associated Psychological Factors of Viral Load among Self-Isolating Nigerian COVID-19 Patients

T. Opakunle, O. Aloba, O. Opakunle, P. Olaitan, O. Adebimpe, O. Adeagbo

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 588-594 PMID 35749610

Cervical Cancer Knowledge, Risk Factors and Screening Practices among Women Residing in Urban Slums of Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria

T. Olubodun, M. R. Balogun, O. I. Olowoselu, V. A. Emina, U. U. Ugwuowo, O. O. Ogundele, M.Kerry, T. O. Charles-Eronmosele, A. B. Olubodun

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6):595-602 PMID 35749636

Cord Blood Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Values in Healthy Term Babies delivered at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi, Northeastern Nigeria

M. F. Bashir, H. A. Elechi, O. O. Jarrett, E. E. Oyenusi, A. Oduwole, N. Ibrahim, I. Ohuche, I. A. Adedeji, S. Adamu, J. Jingina, A. S. Adamu, L. M. Dattijo, Y. A. Misau

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 603-608 PMID 35749648

 The Prevalence and Outcome of Teenage Pregnancies in a Secondary Health Facility in Delta State, Nigeria: A Four-Year Retrospective Review

N. S. Awunor, D. T. Obong, A. A. Nwachi, A. On-Emore, O. A. Oloya, K. O. Omoyibo, U. Onyejekwe

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 609-613 PMID 35752950

 Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Hausa version of the Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination in Northeastern Nigeria

T. Adeniji, A. Y. Oyeyemi

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 614-622 PMID 35752953

Malignant Melanoma in Lagos, Nigeria: Elucidating Histopathologic Prognostic Factors

O. O. Obadofin, K. B. Badmos, O. O. Omoseebi, A. A. F. Banjo

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 623-627 PMID 35752963 

 Neurogenic Tumors of the Oral and Maxillofacial Region in a Nigerian Population

R. Agbara, B. Fomete, K. U. Omeje

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 628-634 PMID 35752969

Epidemiology and Management of Oculoplastic Disorders at a Tertiary Hospital: A 4-Year Review

B. A. Adewara, S. A. Badmus, O. O. Awe, O. H. Onakpoya, B. O. Adegbehingbe, A. O. Adeoye

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 635-640 PMID 35752971

Experiences of Multidisciplinary Working: Perspectives from the Wessex Ghana Stroke Partnership

A. Akpalu, L. Sykes, K. Nkromah, J. Attoh, C. Osei-Yeboah, L. Johnson, C. Amponsah, F. Laryea, O. Anarfi, A. Shaw, L. Cullen, S. Easton, C. Fullbrook-Scanlon, C. Gordon, C. Spice

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 641-645 PMID  35752973

 

CASE REPORT

Disseminated Tuberculosis in a Nigerian Adolescent with Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

A. A. Gobir, S. O. Ariyibi, R. M. Ibraheem, A. R. Johnson, M.B. Abdulkadir, O. S. Katibi, P.O. Adeoye, E.A. Udoh, O.N. Ilesanmi, O. O. Folaranmi

West Afr J Med. 2022 June; 39 (6): 646-650 PMID 35752975