It is my pleasure to present the Journal newsletter for AUGUST 2023. I would like to appreciate the authors, reviewers, and the two colleges (West African College of Physicians and West African College of Surgeons) for their continuous support. WAJM VOLUME 40, NUMBER 7, JULY 2023 The printed copies of this edition are available at the West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM) office at 6, Taylor Drive, Edmund Crescent, Medical Compound, Yaba, Lagos State. Complimentary copies have been sent to the corresponding authors by courier service. Authors and those interested in copies of this edition can request it at the journal office or send an email to the Editor-in-Chief through wajmeditorinchief@gmail.com | | | WAJM VOLUME 40, NUMBER 8 AUGUST 2023 The contents of the current issues are listed below. The free abstract-text content of this edition can be accessed on the journal website and on PubMed Central amongst others. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ORIGINAL ARTICLE A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study of the Profile of Seminal Fluid Analyses of Men Seeking Fertility Care at Different Hospitals A. O. Ugwu, E. P. Igbodike, R. Funtua Anas, O. A. Kusamotu, A. Adefemi, O. Anyobode, C. J. Okeke, B. S. Umezuluike, J. S. Shehu, S. Ige, N. E. Harrison, S. A. Ayeni, A. L. Okpara, P. Soibi-Harry, H. O. Ngwu, C. C. Makwe, E. O. Ugwu, J. I. Achara, J. A. Olamijulo, S. Garba, R. Garba, S. I. Omisakin West Afr J Med August 2023; 40(8): 863-868 PMID: 37639545 | | | | | | | | PROCESSING AND PUBLICATION FEESIn view of the current economic realities, the rising cost of production, and the fluctuating nature of the exchange rate, authors are advised to make payments in Dollars (USD) for all transactions, payments for processing and publication fees. The current fees are as stated below: Processing Fee: $60.00 Publication Fee: $150.00 Bank Details for payment are as follows: Payment in Nigerian Naira Account Name: West African Journal Medicine Account Number: 0265229681 Bank: GT Bank Payment in Dollars (Domiciliary Account) Account Name: West African Journal Medicine Account Number: 0483489788 Bank: GT Bank Swift Code: GTBINGLA Sort Code: 058194010 | SEPTEMBER 2023 EDITIONThis edition is currently in the final stages of publishing. Corresponding authors of manuscripts are advised to kindly pay the statutory charges within the next 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.The following articles have been listed for the SEPTEMBER 2023 edition. | | EDITORIAL REDUCING
THE RISKS OF NUCLEAR WAR—THE ROLE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Kamran Abbasi, Editor-in-Chief, British Medical Journal; Parveen Ali, Editor-in-Chief, International Nursing Review; Virginia Barbour, Editor-in-Chief, Medical Journal of Australia; Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Editor-in-Chief, JAMA; Marcel GM Olde Rikkert, Editor-in-Chief, Dutch Journal of Medicine; Andy Haines, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Ira Helfand, Past President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War; Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet; Bob Mash, Editor-in-Chief, African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine; Arun Mitra, Past President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War; Carlos Monteiro, Editor-in-Chief, Revista de Saúde Pública; Elena N. Naumova, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Public Health Policy; Eric J. Rubin, Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine; Tilman Ruff, Past President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War; Peush Sahni, Editor-in-Chief, National Medical Journal of India; James Tumwine, Editor-in-Chief, African Health Sciences; Paul Yonga, Editor-in-Chief, East African Medical Journal; Chris Zielinski, University of Winchester, World Association of Medical Editors. ARTICLES LIPOPROTEIN-ASSOCIATED PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 HAS COMPARABLE ABILITY TO DISCRIMINATE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK AS ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Esther Ngozi Adejumo, Jolaoluwa Dorcas Adefoluke, Nnenna Linda Nwobi, Chukwuma J. Okafor, Sylvester Yao Lokpo | RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM URIC ACID AND HYPERTENSION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA Fayemi Laniyi Bamidele, Ajetunmobi Wasiu Adegbenga, Bolaji Olufunke, Onyema Cliford Ezenwa, Lawal Olubunmi Adeola, Adaje Adeline Owhofosa, Omisakin Christopher Tope, Adeleke Babajide Adewoyin, Adeyemi Olatunji Ebenezer, Ajigbotosho Samuel Olu, Adebami Olusegun Joseph, Adeodu Olugbenga Oyewole | | ODONTOGENIC TUMOURS: A CLINICOPATHOLOGIC APPRAISAL OF CASES SEEN IN A NIGERIAN TERTIARY HOSPITAL USING 2017 WHO CLASSIFICATION Oluwarotimi Akanbi Clement, Ogundana Oladunni, Gbotolorun Olalekan Micah, James Olutayo, Adebule Oluwatoyin | SEROLOGICAL PROFILES OF SARS-COV-2 AMONG ADULT OUTPATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF A FAMILY MEDICINE CLINIC IN NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA Abdullahi Kabir Suleiman, Abdulgafar Lekan Olawumi, Zainab A. Umar, Aliyu Aminu, Fakhraddeen Yahya Muhammad | | REPORT OF A RARE CASE OF PRIMARY PERICARDIAL MALIGNANCY Folorunso Timothy Oluwarotimi, Adedeji Egberongbe Ayoola, Folorunso Ajibike Eunice, Oluwarotimi Ifeoluwa Victoria | | SURVEY ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT OF CANCER ASSOCIATED THROMBOSIS (CAT) IN HAEMATO-ONCOLOGY PATIENTS WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA AMONG HAEMATOLOGISTS AND HAEMATOLOGY RESIDENTS IN NIGERIA Okoye HC, Korubo KI, Omunakwe H, Efobi CC, Onodingene NM, Ugwu NI | | QUALITY OF DRUG PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING PRACTICES IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRES IN AN URBAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN NIGERIA Daprim Samuel Ogaji, Delight Nwaejike, Olaoluwa Ebiekuraju | | DETERMINANTS AND OUTCOMES FOR NEONATAL SEPTICAEMIA AT THE FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIDA, NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA Ahmed G, Oladele GO, Usman A, Adesiyun O, Olowu AO | | PROFILE OF ACUTE POISONING AMONG ADULT PATIENTS AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM OF A TERTIARY HOSPITAL, SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA Ajeigbe A.K., Adedeji T.A., Jeje O.A., Olukoyejo O.E., Bello M.B., Ogra V.O., Jokanola O.J., Ajose O.A | | THE PREVALENCE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS AMONG WELDERS AND NON-WELDERS IN IKENNE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Bamidele Emmanuel Fikayo, Okebalama Victor Chimezie, Sodeinde John Kolawole, Ogunkoya John Omotola, Oshinaike Abiodun, Adefala Ngozi Oyinye, Amaike Chikwendu, Abiodun Olumide, Obinna Knowledge Monday, Nneoma Obinna-Chinatu, Ivy Chizurum Mbon, Kelechi Walter Ndinne, Abaenowa Chibuzo Christian, Nwankpa Chimaobi Chukwuemeka | | CURRICULUM DESIGN AND EVALUATION USING THE DEVELOPMENT OF POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN HEALTH SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM AS A GUIDE – NEED FOR TRAINEES AND TRAINERS’ ENGAGEMENT Salami Suberu Sule, Tanimola Makanjuola Akande, Adebayo Temidayo Onajole, Mustapha Jamda Abubakar | | PREVALENCE OF PICA AMONGST PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC OF A TERTIARY CLINIC IN SOUTH-EAST, NIGERIA Ezemenahi SI, Adinma E, Nworah AV, Obi-Nwosu AL, Ezemenahi SC | | ANTIBIOTIC GUIDELINES FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS IN NIGERIA Oladele Rita O, Ettu Omo-Ope Abdulwahab, Medugu Nubwa, Habib Abdulrazaq, Egbagbe Eruke, Osinaike Tunde, Makanjuola Olufunmilola B, Ogunbosi Babatunde, Omorodion Omoruyi Irowa, Ejembi Joan, Uwaezuoke Nkolika Stella, Adeleke Gabriel, Bamidele Mutiu, Ogunsola Folasade, Rotimi Vincent | | EFFECT OF PERIOPERATIVE TRANEXAMIC ACID ON BLOOD LOSS FOLLOWING OPEN SIMPLE PROSTATECTOMY: A PROSPECTIVE REVIEW IN NIGERIAN MEN Chigozie I. Onyeze, T. A Badmus, A. A Salako, A.M Owojuyigbe, E. A Jeje, O.O Olasehinde, A. Adeyemo, R. A David | EFFECT OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE SEVERITY ON INSPIRATORY FLOW RATES VIA INHALER DEVICES A. O Adetiloye, Akor A.A, O.F Awopeju, O.O Adewole, Adewuya OA, G. E Erhabor | GENOMIC INSTABILITY INDUCED BY DICHLORVOS AS A MECHANISM OF MALE INFERTILITY Raymond A. Vhriterhire, Samuel O. Odeh, Gideon U Egesie | EISENMENGER SYNDROME: A REVISIT OF A HIDDEN BUT CATASTROPHIC DISEASE: A NARRATIVE REVIEW Josephat M Chinawa, Ijeoma Arodiwe, Jude T Onyia, Awoere T Chinawa | | ADVERT Advertise your brand, products and events (conferences, exhibitions and workshops) in our esteemed journal and reach out to healthcare professionals and institutions worldwide. 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