Original Research Articles

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• A 15-Year Retrospective Survey of the Cytopathologic Spectrum of Cerebrospinal Fluid Aspirate in a Teaching Hospital in Uyo, Southern Nigeria

  Eziagu UB, Wemimo RM, Nwafor CC, Kudamnya IJ, Ndukwe CO, Okwudili NW, Eziagu ED, Chibuike IO, Oyewumi AO

  1-7

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.369

• Adverse drug reactions reporting by community pharmacists in Lagos State

  Olugbake OA, Rufus AC, Joda A, Balogun M

  176-183

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.315

• Anthropometry of thyromental distance of adult Ibibios and Annangs in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

  Ekanem AU, Inoh MI, Inoh EE, Etukudo SD

  29-34

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.290

• Assessment of dry eye using Schirmer test in patients attending a tertiary hospital eye clinic in Nigeria

  Ibanga AA, Udoh ME, Etim BA, Agweye CT, Nkanga ED, Echieh CI

  122-126

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.402

• Assessment of patients’ knowledge, attitude and practice of cross-infection control in the dental clinic during COVID-19 pandemic

  Okoromu MA, Omokhua HA

  49-55

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.377

• Assessment of Willingness to pay for Community-Based Health Insurance among Artisans in a selected Community of Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria

  Elegbede OE, Durowade KA, Sanni TA, Ipinnimo TM, Alabi AK

  148-158

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i2.253

• Assisted Reproduction in Kano, North-Western Nigeria: A Four-year retrospective study

  Abdullahi HM, Egwuda K, Suleiman M, Warshu IH, Ladan ZF, Dayyabu AL, Miko M, Yusuf A, Sheriff A, Jibril A

  154-159

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.312

• Audit of Adenotonsillar surgeries in a Tertiary Facility in Uyo, South-south Nigeria

  Inoh MI, Inoh EE, Ette UV, Ette VF, Iseh KR, Enyeneokpon ES, Sylvester E

  259-266

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.271

• Awareness of malocclusion and attitude towards orthodontic treatment among trainee dental surgery technicians in Nigeria

  Otaren NJ

  87-90

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.383

• Cadmium and Mercury Exposure: Oxidative, Neurobehavioural and Histological Alterations to the Cerebellum of Wistar Rats

  Enogieru AB, Inneh CA

  141-147

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i2.252

• Caesarean myomectomy in Kano northern Nigeria

  Omole-ohonsi A, Ashimi AO

  45-49

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v3i2.25

• Clinical validity of sonographically estimated postvoid residual volume in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia in Kano, North-West, Nigeria

  Abdullahi MK, Aji S, Ibrahim M, Busari AO, Mohammed IY

  218-224

• Comparative evaluation of predictors of dental caries among adult population in a metropolitan city in North West Nigeria: A case-control study

  Sotunde OA, Iliyasu Z, Idon PI, Akinboboye BO, Ikusika OF, Makanjuola JO, Enone LL, Alalade O, Igweagu CE

  168-175

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.314

• Comparative study of sonourethrography and conventional urethrography in determining the length of anterior urethral strictures

  Umeh OE, Elendu KC, Aronu ME, Okafor C, Mbaeri TU, Uwanuruochi K, Umeokafor C, Nwammuo C, Nwosu C

  117-121

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.389

• Compliance with directly-observed therapy short course regimen and recovery from pulmonary tuberculosis among clients of an infectious disease hospital

  Peters GE, Ekpeyong AU, Nabuk NM, Peters EJ

  190-195

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.317

• Computed tomographic evaluation of head injury patients in Umuahia, Abia State Nigeria

  Obiozor AA, Imo A, Aka CK

  127-130

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.308

• Congenital pseudoarthrosis of the clavicle co-existing with tetralogy of Fallot: Another variant of the Holt-Oram syndrome?

  Essien UE, Dim EM, Nottidge TE, Ubaha AG, Inyang UC

  228-230

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.322

• The Coronavirus Disease Pandemic and the Basic Reproduction Number (R0) in Nigeria: What Does the Data Reveal?

  Onwube O, Ohalete P, Yakubu JA

  35-44

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.291

• Corpus luteum rupture mimicking acute appendicitis

  Ezem U

  285-288

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.275

• Correlates of exclusive breast feeding among nursing mothers attending child health clinic at a general hospital in Rivers State Nigeria

  Ogbondah BO

  132-140

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i2.251

• COVID-19 Vaccination: Infectivity and Symptomaticity of SARS- COV-2 among residents in Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria

  Ogbondah BO, Owhonda G, Luke A, Jaja ID, Green P, Pius OM

  119-126

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.307

• COVID-19: Socio-demographic determinants of knowledge

  Ogbondah BO, Owhonda G, Jaja ID, Luke A, Green P, Mberekpe PO

  236-244

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.268

• Dental caries; its sequelae and treatment among patients in a tertiary hospital in north–western Nigeria: A retrospective study

  Bala M, Edeji CB, Braimah RO, Jaafaru R, Abubakar MK, Taiwo AO, Bawa AT

  22-28

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.289

• Dental treatment needs among students with disabilities in Sokoto, Nigeria

  Ogbeide ME, Okeigbemen SA, Taiwo AO, Bala M

  81-86

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.298

• Diabetic foot amputations in Nigeria; raising awareness to the burden of diabetic foot syndrome

  Inyang UC, Ettah OE, Achebe CC, Dim EM, Essien UE, Ekanem AM

  201-206

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.319

• Disrespect and abuse of women during childbirth in selected health facilities in Sokoto metropolis, Nigeria

  Oche OM, Kontagora ZA, Danmadami AM, Umar BB, Dabai UL, Ayama YA

  91-102

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.384

• Effect of chronic formaldehyde exposure on some pulmonary functions among medical students in a tertiary institution in Edo State, Nigeria

  Ebojele FO, Iyawe VI

  196-200

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.318

• Effect of office hysteroscopy on in-vitro fertilization in a fertility centre in Abuja, Nigeria: A prospective study

  Nyoyoko NP, Wada I, Mamiso J

  8-14

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.370

• Efficacy of oral Tranexamic Acid in reducing blood loss during primary total hip arthroplasty: A comparative study

  Essien UE, Inyang UC, Itakpe SE, Lawal WO, Dim EM, Usendiah IB

  148-153

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.311

• Evaluating the effect of antidiabetic treatment on haemostatic and fibrinolytic parameters among type 2 diabetics in Ilorin, Nigeria

  Abolarin AT, Olawumi HO, Durotoye IA, Olarinoye JK, Olufemi-Aworinde KJ

  252-258

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.270

• Evaluation of Impacted Canines Utilizing Three Radiographic Methods in Orthodontic Patients in Benin City, Nigeria

  Ize-Iyamu IN, Otaren JN

  160-167

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.313

• Frequency of Blood Donation and Malaria Occurrence among Blood Donors in a Tertiary Hospital, Nigeria

  Olopade BO, Ajeigbe AK, Owojuyigbe TO, Ajani AA, Fayomi OD

  103-107

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.385

• Giant plexiform neurofibroma of lower limb: Importance of radiology in diagnosis, complications and management

  Udeagu GC, Njeze NR, Ukwuaku CC

  292-295

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.278

• Guillain-Barre syndrome in pregnancy: A rare disease with challenging management

  Uwagboe UC, Isikhuemen ME

  332 - 334

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i3.345

• Histopathological pattern of endoscopic gastric biopsies in dyspeptic patients in a Nigerian population

  Raphael S, Amadi DC

  209-214

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.265

• Immunohistochemical Survey of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast, using ER, PR, HER2 and KI-67 biomarkers, in Uyo, Nigeria

  Eziagu UB, Ndukwe CO, Kudamnya I, Peter AI, Igiri AO

  223-235

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.267

• Initiation, maintenance and continuation of exclusive breast feeding: Socio-demographic and maternal correlates for abandonment

  Ogbondah BO

  267-276

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.272

• Knowledge and Attitude towards Pregnancy Care and Delivery among Male Commercial Motorcyclists in Ibadan, Nigeria

  Ibirongbe DO, Ogunwale BE, Akeke FA, Asuzu MC

  215-222

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.266

• Knowledge and preventive practices related to Monkey pox among medical doctors in Sokoto metropolis of Sokoto State, Nigeria

  Oche OM, Abdulaziz MD, Wali A, Muhammad H, Yusuf H

  15-24

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.371

• Knowledge of Ocular prosthesis among students of Optical Dispensary Technology, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

  Monsudi KF, Ayodapo AO, Owoeye JFA, Bello A

  111-116

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.388

• Making motherhood safer in eclamptic patients

  Orji EO, Olabode TO, Orji VO

  1-7

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v2i1.10

• Medical Brain Drain in Nigeria: A Health System Leadership Crisis

  Ipinnimo TM, Ajidahun EO, Adedipe AO

  94-97

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.300

• Minimizing adverse effects of subjective measurement of endotracheal tube cuff pressure: Can the use of the loss of resistance technique help?

  Mamuda A, Ahmad A, Salahu D

  56-61

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.295

• Morbidity pattern of underfives with moderate acute malnutrition in southern Nigeria

  Udoh EE, Okorie O, Okpokowuruk FS, Udo E, Motilewa OO, Bassey V, Ikobah J, Adesina S, Ebunlomo I, Akpan M, Ekpo L, Uhegbu K, Umoh R, Nwazuluoke B, Johnson OE, Adeniyi O

  68-74

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.380

• Near miss maternal mortality in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos, Plateau State Nigeria

  Daru PH, Musa J, Achara P, Pam IC

  18-21

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v3i1.21

• Norplant: an unmet contraceptive need in Enugu, Nigeria

  Ibekwe PC

  1-3

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v3i1.18

• Occupational Exposure to Waste: Effect on Weight, Pre-diabetes, Cough and Flu in a waste-treatment Facility in Lagos, Southwestern Nigeria

  Yahaya T, Salisu T, Mshelia MB, Umar AK, Sheu H, Ayantokun RO

  87-93

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.299

• Occurrence of high level methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus in patients from health facilities in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

  Bawonda EO, Moses AE, Etang UE

  56-61

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.378

• Ocular disorders among stroke patients in Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, Nigeria

  Megbelayin OE, Ocheni SE, Mahmoud AO, Osayande OO

  82-86

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.382

• Patients’ reactions to digital rectal examination of the prostate

  Udoh EA, Peter OO

  102-107

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i2.247

• Pattern and outcome of paediatric pleural effusion seen at Usmanu Dafodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto: A 5-year retrospective study

  Abubakar FI, Rufai AI, Ahmed HK, Adamu A, Ukwuni SI

  42-48

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.375

• Pattern of Childhood malignant tumours in Umuahia South East Nigeria

  Ekpemo SC, Ezomike UO, Ituen AM, Isaac C

  108-110

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.392

• Pneumococcal vaccine uptake and its associated factors among adult patients with congestive cardiac failure seen in a tertiary facility in Lagos, Nigeria

  Ajibare AO, Ojo OT, Odeyemi AS, Dada AO, Adekoya AO, Aderibigbe AA

  14-21

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.286

• Prevalence and Determinants of the use of Enema in under-five children in Akwa Ibom State

  Ekanem AM, Udofia EA, Oloyede IP, Ekrikpo UE, George KE

  108-115

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i2.248

• Prevalence and Pattern of Psychiatric Morbidity among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Kano

  Isa AA, Owolabi SD, Garba HZ, Usman UM, Gudaji MI

  62-67

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.379

• Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Diabetes Mellitus in Public Secondary Schools Teachers in Ekiti State

  Elegbede OE, Sanni TA, Alabi AK

  95-101

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i2.246

• Prevalence of brain fag syndrome and its correlation with stimulant use and socio-economic/demographic characteristics among university undergraduate students in Nigeria

  Aghukwa NC, Baguda AS, Fawaz B, Aminu IS

  29-41

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.373

• Prevalence of pain among adult patients living with HIV in Uyo, South-South, Nigeria

  Ettah OE, Edoho I, Kalu Q

  51-55

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.293

• Prevalence, pattern and factors associated with undernutrition among Primary school aged children in Rivers State Nigeria

  Osaro BO, Edet CK, Ben-Osaro NV

  70-80

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.297

• Psychological consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on doctors

  Buowari DY

  191-196

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.263

• Psychological stress among Nigerian undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Ubani BC, Akpabio AA, Akpanekpo EI, Umoh VA, Dike FO, Effiong JH

  131-138

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.309

• A retrospective autopsy-based survey of fatal traumatic brain injuries in Benin City, Nigeria

  Udoh MO, Ugiagbe EE

  62-69

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.296

• A retrospective histomorphologic study of meningeal masses in Benin City, Nigeria

  Udoh MO

  139-147

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.310

• Scourge of Peripheral Artery Disease in a Low-Income-Setting: The Role of Vascular Surgery

  Nwafor IA, Onoh US, Nsude IO

  159-165

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i2.254

• Sonographic Evaluation of Renal dimensions in a healthy adult Nigerian Population

  Obiozor AA

  75-81

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.381

• Sonographic evaluation of the commonest sites of placental localization in pregnant women in Umuahia, Abia State

  Obiozor AA

  25-28

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i1.372

• Sonographic Measurement of the Liver in the healthy adult Nigerian Population

  Obiozor AA

  184-189

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.316

• Sonographic Measurement of the Spleen in the healthy adult Nigerian Population in Enugu State, Nigeria

  Obiozor AA

  45-50

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i1.292

• Subarachnoid lavage following inadvertent intrathecal injection of tranexamic acid

  Salahu D, Abdullahi MM, Abdullahi H, Adeleke N, Adesope S, Aliyu LD, Hassan MM, Alhassan DM, Mamuda A, Abdurrahman A, Adamu SM, Mohammed AM, Ahmed AI, Sadiq GU, Alfa AM, Usman NM, Takai UI

  289-291

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.277

• Subumbilical midline incision versus pfannenstiel incision for caesarean section

  Orji EO, Olaleye OA

  50-55

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v3i2.26

• Surface anatomy as a relevant tool in contemporary medical education and clinical practice

  Dim EM, Edagha IA, Mbadugha CC, Peter AI, Oforjigha-Dim CW, Dim UME

  281-284

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i3.274

• Survival following recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia in a low-resource setting: Challenges of management

  Shogade TT, Bassey EA, Udosen AU, Ekuma IA, Bassey AE, Akpabio AA, Umoh IO, Sogade FO

  231-236

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.324

• Therapeutic potential of concurrent administration of Hippocratea africana and Eremomastax speciosa in the treatment of Plasmodium berghei infected mice

  Uwah AF, Effiong BO, Obot JS, Obioku IJ, Udoh AE

  166-174

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v15i2.255

• Thyroidectomy refusal and long-term anti-thyroid use in toxic multi-nodular goitre

  Uwanuruochi K, Uwanuruochi V

  225-227

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.321

• Updates on contraception

  Kigbu JH, Daniyan ABC

  4-12

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v3i1.19

• Willingness to join social health insurance and community-based health insurance among rural residents in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria

  Akwaowo CD, Umoh I, Udo AA, Motilewa OO, Dan E, Akpan N, Ekpin V, Umoh E, Asanga N

  207-217

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.320