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The Nigerian Medical journal publishes scientific reports to advance medical and health science in all areas.

Title-level DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/ISSN.2229-774X


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Vol. 66 No. 5 (2026): September - October

Review articles

Customer Service Delivery in Clinical Laboratories: Challenges, Innovations, and Policy Directions for Strengthening Quality Management Systems in Nigeria.

Izuchukwu Nnachi Mba, Bruno Basil, Blessing Kenechi Myke-Mbata
Abstract 145 | PDF Downloads 53 EPUB Downloads 32

Page 1710-1724

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1086

Original Articles

Career Intentions in Paediatric Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study Of Junior Surgical Residents In Nigeria And Implications For Workforce Development

Isaac Sunday Chukwu, Kosisochukwu Elijah Udeogu, Samuel Chidi Ekpemo, Uchechukwu Obiora Ezomike
Abstract 75 | PDF Downloads 52 EPUB Downloads 26

Page 1725 - 1734

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.962

Analysis of Caesarean Deliveries (CD) at a Tertiary Hospital in Northeastern Nigeria: A 5 Year Review.

Umaru Inuwa, Maisaratu A. Bakari, Kaitafi Ahmad Tijjani, Kadas Saidu
Abstract 59 | PDF Downloads 65 EPUB Downloads 16

Page 1735-1744

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.795

Evaluation of Peer Assisted Learning on the Outcome of Undergraduate Medical Exams at the University of Jos

Sophia Atoshi Gani, Joshua Adejo Okpanachi, Moses Ahangba Adamgbe, Inalegwu John Adole, Nenkimun Dirting Bakwa, Obiajulu Obidigbo Nwana, Daniel Chibuzo Abiayi, Gideon Ikemdinachukwu Anuligo, Emmanuel Firima, Chukwuma Ikem Okoye, Iorwuese Joshua Agbatse, Glory Enoche Alapa, Atarang Aposat Dafong
Abstract 44 | PDF Downloads 31 EPUB Downloads 25

Page 1745-1754

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.790

The Burden of Thalassemia and Various Hemoglobinopathiesin Bihar: Trends and Patterns

Shuchismita, Iffat Jamal, Ravi Bhushan Raman, Debaditya Haldar, Jawed Akhtar, Vijayanand Choudhary, Archana Sinha, Shambhavi Sharan
Abstract 69 | PDF Downloads 38 EPUB Downloads 17

Page 1755-1765

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.906

Evaluation and Impact of Pharmaceutical Residues from Hospital Waste in Lagos State on Dissolved Oxygen in Water

Iretiolu C. Lasore, Labunmi Lajide, Zacchaeus S. Ololade, Joshua O. Babayemi
Abstract 35 | PDF Downloads 47 EPUB Downloads 24

Page 1766-1776

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.874

A Comparison of Non-Invasive Methods of Blood Pressure Measurement in Healthy Term Neonates

Ijeoma Geneveve Ezeasouba, Frances Sam Okpokowuruk, Eno Etim Nyong, Kevin Bassey
Abstract 31 | PDF Downloads 29 EPUB Downloads 20

Page 1777-1793

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.916
DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1125

Determinants of Malaria Insecticide - Treated Nets Use Among Women of Reproductive Age in Nigeria

Charles Echezona Nzelu, Uche Maureen Nzelu, Amara Rita Ugwunze, Ngozi Azodoh
Abstract 56 | PDF Downloads 41 EPUB Downloads 26

Page 1806-1817

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.979

Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction among Infertile Women Attending Gynaecology Outpatient Clinic in a Tertiary Hospital in Northwest Nigeria

Kasheem Adeniyi Aminu, Hauwa Shuaibu Umar, Nana Hauwa Madugu, Suleiman Usman, Shafa'atu Ismail Sada, Rabi’at Muhammad Aliyu
Abstract 51 | PDF Downloads 36 EPUB Downloads 24

Page 1818-1828

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1017

Prevalence and Pattern of Burnout Syndrome amongst Doctors Working in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital

Elizabeth Oluwakemi Grillo, Adeola A. Ekundayo
Abstract 91 | PDF Downloads 35 EPUB Downloads 24

Page 1829-1845

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1022

Putting Out the Fire before it becomes an Inferno: Responding to an Outbreak of Diphtheria in Edo State, Nigeria

Ayebo Evawere Sadoh, Iriagbonse Iyabo Osaigbovo, Ekiye Ayinbuomwan, Esohe Ogboghodo, Amina Okhakhu, Osahon Osaghae, Sunday Adanas, Cynthia Eigbe, Emmanuel Okoeguale, Samuel Adebudo, Mbalya Jude Rabo, Isaac Igbarumah, Blessing Aideyan, Stevenson Ojeifo, Nora Eyo
Abstract 144 | PDF Downloads 39 EPUB Downloads 26

Page 1846-1857

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1027

Intraoperative Frozen Section of Central Nervous System Lesions: A Single-Center Study on Diagnostic Accuracy from Western India

Aishwarya Manish Bhaskare, Paulami Chetan Deshmukh
Abstract 35 | PDF Downloads 29 EPUB Downloads 16

Page 1858-1869

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1046

Maternal factors associated with low-birth-weight deliveries in Makurdi, North Central Nigeria

Aondoaseer Michael, Ramatu Jummai Abdallah
Abstract 66 | PDF Downloads 37 EPUB Downloads 21

Page 1870-1885

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1049

The Role of Epstein-Barr Virus in Adenoid and Tonsil Enlargement in Nigerian Children

Ikeoluwa Elizabeth Omosule, Onyemuchechi Ibeneche Gbujie, Titus Sunday Ibekwe, Bawa Ahmed Abimiku
Abstract 52 | PDF Downloads 31 EPUB Downloads 15

Page 1886-1897

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1069
DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1087

Prevalence, Patterns, and Predictors of Burnout Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in North-Eastern Nigeria

Nathaniel Birdling Noel, Nsikak Mfon Inam, Nkechi Ifeanyi Nwabufoh, Fatimah Joy Baba, Dauda Samuel Hananiya, Ahmad Ayuba Umar
Abstract 177 | PDF Downloads 48 EPUB Downloads 38

Page 1909–1923

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1092

A comparative study of Pap test and colposcopy in the evaluation of unhealthy cervix in a tertiary care hospital serving a rural population of West Bengal

Shailasree Sinha, Manas Kumar Saha, Srijoni Chowdhury, Amit Kyal, Seema Mondal, Abhishek Rajakumar
Abstract 34 | PDF Downloads 27 EPUB Downloads 8

Page 1924-1934

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1094

Types and Severity of Hearing Loss among Patients with Tuberculosis receiving Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment in Nigeria: A Single Center Study.

Ifeanyi Echezona Nwafor, Chinyelu Uchenna Ufoaroh, Basil Chukwuemeka Ezeanolue, Evaristus Anthony Ede Afiadigwe, Godwin Obasikene, Felix Emeka Menkiti, Euphemia Nkechi Nwafor, Chisom Godswill Chigbo
Abstract 49 | PDF Downloads 40 EPUB Downloads 28

Page 1935-1947

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1097

Health Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Athira B., Bhagyasri Ray, Sharanabasappa S., Archana Mallick, C. Vasantha Kalyani
Abstract 31 | PDF Downloads 29 EPUB Downloads 18

Page 1948-1958

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1105

Small Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein (sdLDL) and Its Correlates among Pregnant Women in Juth

Mawun Stephen Lukden, Lucius Chidiebere Imoh, Michael Eshioramhe Paul, Mercy Solomon Luka, Olumide Bamidele Olaniru, Pwaluke Mark Luku
Abstract 48 | PDF Downloads 27 EPUB Downloads 20

Page 1959-1966

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1115

Correlation of Pulse Transit Time, Respiratory Indices, Blood Pressure and Body Mass Index in Normotensive Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Anil Kumar Gangwar, Anita Rawat, Sunita Tiwari, Ajay Verma, Kalpana Singh, Surya Kant
Abstract 20 | PDF Downloads 28 EPUB Downloads 20

Page 1967-1975

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1132

High-Risk Cervical Human Papillomavirus Prevalence in a Northeast Nigeria Community: A Descriptive Study

Uchenna Simon Ezenkwa, Dauda Abubakar Katagum, Sunday Enemona Achanya, Mairo Usman Kadaura, Babagana Bako, Musa Abubakar Garbati, Bala Mohammad Audu
Abstract 29 | PDF Downloads 32 EPUB Downloads 17

Page 1976-1985

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1139

Insights into the Morbidities and Short-term outcomes of Hospitalised Male and Female Medical Patients in Nigeria: the MOHOPA study.

Kamilu Musa Karaye, Ejiroghene Martha Umuerri, Ikenna Onwuekwe, Abdulhakim Muhammad Daiyab, Ruqayya Nasir Sani, Charles Anjorin, Henry Iheonye, Zayyad Garba Habib, Abel Onunu, Abdulrazaq Garba Habib, Adesola Ogunniyi
Abstract 49 | PDF Downloads 50 EPUB Downloads 34

Page 1986-1997

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1150

Determinants of Knowledge of Malaria Prevention Among Women of Reproductive Age 15-49 Years in Nigeria

Charles Nzelu, Uche Nzelu, Amara Rita Ugwunze, Ngozi Azodoh
Abstract 58 | PDF Downloads 29 EPUB Downloads 19

Page 1998-2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.983

Case reports or Series

Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Secondary to Severe Falciparum Malaria: A Case Series from a UK Tertiary Centre.

Chiedozie Nnabue Uwakwem, Samuel Clark
Abstract 51 | PDF Downloads 40 EPUB Downloads 16

Page 2009-2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1003

Cerebral schistosomiasis in a Nigerian patient with end-stage kidney disease.

Ayodeji Salman Yusuf, Kassim Muhammad Jabir, Mansur Muhammad Idris
Abstract 30 | PDF Downloads 34 EPUB Downloads 35

Page 2016-2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1043

Outbreak of Dengue fever in Edo State, South-South, Nigeria: Case Series

Samuel Ayanwale, Stephenson B. Ojeifo, Samuel Owoicho, Emmanuel Awosanya, Paul M. Iziomo, Gift Idumah, Reuben Agbons Eifediyi, Joseph Okoeguale, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Odia Ikponmwosa, Ephraim Ogbaini-emovon, Cyril Erameh, Thomas Olokor, Jacqueline Agbukor , Danny Akhere Asogun, Eniola Cadmus, Simeon Cadmus
Abstract 96 | PDF Downloads 52 EPUB Downloads 28

Page 2023-2033

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1051

Severe Mpox and Uncontrolled HIV Co-Infection in Lagos, Nigeria – A Case Report

Olufolakemi Cole-Adeife, Abimbola Bowale, Olusola Dawodu, Tope Ogunniyan, Wesley Salifu, Bisola Adebayo, Ismail Abdus-Salam
Abstract 58 | PDF Downloads 34 EPUB Downloads 24

Page 2034-2040

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1114

Echoes of a Cytokine Storm: HLH-Associated Bi-Ventricular Failure in a Young Woman with Lupus – A Case Report.

Chiedozie Nnabue Uwakwem, Samuel Clark
Abstract 58 | PDF Downloads 40 EPUB Downloads 21

Page 2041-2050

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1126

Pharmacovigilance through Clinical Observation: Case Series of Drug-Related Oral Lesions and Reactions

Sidra Aslam, Pradhuman Verma, Syed Ziaur Rahman, Juhi Gupta, Gufran Ali, Masood Hasan Khan, Sahla Batool
Abstract 26 | PDF Downloads 29 EPUB Downloads 26

Page 2051-2059

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1143

Expert Opinion

The Laboratory is the New Ward: House Officers’ Role in Nigeria’s Diagnostic Future

Chimezie Godswill Okwuonu, Isaac Sunday Chukwu, Stanley Ugochukwu Ogbonna
Abstract 86 | PDF Downloads 40 EPUB Downloads 21

Page 2060-2062

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1030

North-South Divide in the Distribution of Medical Schools in Nigeria: A Tale of Internal Inequity

Joshua Adejo Okpanachi, Paul Tunde KingPriest, Moses Ahangba Adamgbe, Yongmi Nathaniel Dana’an, Enoch Olaoluwa Olatoye, Barnabas Tobi Alayande
Abstract 192 | PDF Downloads 85 EPUB Downloads 35

Page 2063-2072

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i5.1036
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