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


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Vol. 66 No. 1 (2025): January - February

Review articles

Knowledge and awareness of dental professionals regarding Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) in India- A systematic review

Ramandeep Singh Gambhir, Ridhi Aggarwal, Amit Aggarwal, Anurag Aggarwal, Nitin Kaushal, Ramandeep Kaur
Abstract 63 | PDF Downloads 69 EPUB Downloads 12

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Association of Gut-Microbiome and mental health and effects of probiotics on psychiatric disorders: A Meta-analysis and systematic review

Ramita Goel, Bhupesh Gupta, Vimal Naranbhai Satodiya, Ashok Ukabhai Vala, Hetal Dabhi, Anshu Mittal
Abstract 50 | PDF Downloads 48 EPUB Downloads 13

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Beyond Grades: Harnessing Self-Regulated Learning to Empower Underperforming Students

Shree Lakshmi Devi Singaravelu, Abilash Sasidharannair Chandrakumari
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Original Articles

Quality of Sexual Life and its Correlates among Men with Diabetes Mellitus and Erectile dysfunction attending a tertiary hospital in Owerri, Nigeria

Patrick Chinedu Obi, Ginikanwa Helga Njoku, Adaure Chibuzo Mbaike, Augustine Chinedu Ihim, Okechukwu Francis Nwako, Anthony Chinedu Anyanwu, John Uchechukwu Ohiri, Ernest Nwazor, Blessing Chinenye Ubani, Stanley Ugochukwu Ogbonna, Mafuka Johnson Simon, Reginald Nnamdi Oputa
Abstract 39 | PDF Downloads 38 EPUB Downloads 7

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Correlates of Uptake of Routine Immunization amongst Under-Five Children: Comparison of Nomadic and Non-nomadic Fulani in Yobe State, Nigeria

Dauda Abdulhamid, Usman Muhammad Ibrahim, Boateng Kofi, Sunday Audu, Mahdi Musa Wade, Abba Ahmed Danzomo, Nuruddeen Muhammad, Abdullahi Namadi Faruk, Salihu Abdullahi Ahmed, Jamilu Aliyu Bawa, Abdullahi Sadiq Uba, Tukur Ismail, Awwal Umar Gajida, Abubakar Mohammed Jibo
Abstract 69 | PDF Downloads 44 EPUB Downloads 12

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Prevalence and diagnostic dilemma of chromosomal abnormalities in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria; Is prenatal diagnosis worthwhile?

Mkpe Abbey, Boma Awoala West, Simeon Chijioke Amadi, Olufemi Adebari Oloyede, Faithwin Horsfall, Esther Ijeoma Nonye-Enyidah , Kenneth Eghuan. Okagua, Ngozi Joseph Kwosah, Paul Ledee Kua, Rose Sitonma Iwo-Amah, Uduak Solomon Ocheche, Chidiebere Nwakanma Ononuju, Nimi Ngo Briggs, Basil Omiebi Altraide, Leesi Sapira-Ordu, Nestor Inimgba
Abstract 38 | PDF Downloads 34 EPUB Downloads 7

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Relationship between Maternal Diseases and Placental Morphology among Parturient’s in Port Harcourt, River State: A Multi-Centre Study.

Alerechi Emeka-Ogbugo, Simeon Chijioke Amadi, Jane Dumle Gbobie, Abbey Mkpe, Paul Ledee Kua, Ada Nkemagu Okocha, Oluwagbemiga Adewale
Abstract 36 | PDF Downloads 26 EPUB Downloads 8

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Sleep disturbances in Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abdelkrim Khannous, Samira Essoli, Adraa Khannous, Fatiha Bounoua, Oussama Halloumi, Houda Moubachir, Latifa Adarmouch, Hind Serhane
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Mandibular reconstruction with non-vascularized bone graft in a double bridging technique

Obitade. Sunday Obimakinde, Sunday Ogunsuyi Popoola, Kehinde Olubukola Ojo, Moruf Babatunde Yusuf, John Adetunji Omotayo, Akinwale Olaleye Akinbade
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Ovarian Cancers in a Northern Nigerian Hospital: Epidemiology, Clinicopathology and Treatment Options

Akwaowo Etukudo, Aisha Mustapha, Zainab Ali Adamu, Shehu Salihu Umar, Yusuf Tukur, Anisah Yahya, Murtala Abubakar, Adekunle Olanrewaju Oguntayo, Bala Mohammed Audu
Abstract 57 | PDF Downloads 54 EPUB Downloads 9

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Comparison of Prevalent Hypertension by Aortic versus Brachial Blood Pressure Criteria for - A Pulse Wave Analysis Based Study from Adults of a City of West India

Jayesh D Solanki, Pearl K Sajan, Bansi Janak Trivedi, Param J Kakadia, Sunil J Panjwani, Krishnapriya Mohandas
Abstract 26 | PDF Downloads 23 EPUB Downloads 8

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Emotional and Behavioural Problems of HIV-infected Children: Findings from a Southeastern Nigeria Tertiary Healthcare Facility

Ikechukwu Frank Ogbonna, Nwaonu Chijioke Nwakanma, Joseph Ezeogu, Kelechi Kenneth Odinaka
Abstract 32 | PDF Downloads 19 EPUB Downloads 8

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Assessment of Compliance to Preventive Measures against COVID-19 using WHO Checklist among Secondary Schools in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria

Vivian Amarachi Aguwamba, Dominic Udodirim Emezuru, Ugochukwu Anthony Aguwamba
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Prevalence and Pattern of Analgesic Abuse Among Undergraduate Students of University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Fredrick C Enuagwuna, Charles I Tobin-West, Favour A Dappa, Thank-God C Bethel
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Assessment of serum laminin and hyaluronic acid as markers of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic Hepatitis B.

Sogo Jide Busuyi, Abiodun Olabamiji Ajose, Olusegun Sylvester Ojo, Olusegun Adekanle, Olufemi Samuel Smith, Adetokunbo Oluwafunso Ajala, Omolade Adefolabi Betiku
Abstract 29 | PDF Downloads 20 EPUB Downloads 7

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Demographic and Clinical Profile of Haemodialysis Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease in a Northern Nigerian Hospital: A Retrospective Analysis of Patterns and Outcomes

Muhammad Abdulrasheed, Mohammed Bello Armiyau, Yusuf Nadabo Abdullahi, Maryam Kuso Nuhu
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Determinants and Prevalence of Paediatrics Return Visits to the Emergency Department in a Tertiary Hospital in Southeast Nigeria: A Retrospective Study

Chinelo Vivian Okeke, Obinna Obaji, Chijioke Ogeh, Obinna Chukwu, Uzoma Asiegbu, Kenneth Okoro, Chinonyelum Ezeonu
Abstract 13 | PDF Downloads 13 EPUB Downloads 8

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Comparing Single Dose Versus Multiple Doses Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Preventing Surgical Site Infections Following Open Appendicectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis

Onoriode Brotobor, Deliverance Brotobor, Jemima Mukoro, Adedamola Odeyale
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Hydroxyurea therapy in sickle cell disease: knowledge and prescription patterns among care providers in a low-and middle-income setting

Akinyemi Ofakunrin, Edache Sylvanus Okpe, Rasaq Olaosebikan, Onyeka Mary Ukpoju-Ebonyi, Tolulope Olumide Afolaranmi, Dangkat Bitrus Kilson, Stephen Oguche
Abstract 95 | PDF Downloads 30 EPUB Downloads 7

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Pattern and Outcome of Medical Admissions at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital: A 5-Year Hospitalization Analysis

Effiong Ekong Akpan, Aniema Isaac Asam Udo, Idongesit Odudu Umoh, Bertha Chioma Ekeh, Victor Aniedi Umoh, Anyiekere Morgan Ekanem, Udeme Ekpenyong Ekrikpo
Abstract 27 | PDF Downloads 25 EPUB Downloads 7

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Quality of life in children with epilepsy: Effect of socio-demographic factors and Parental awareness of seizure action plan in Eastern India

Aishwarya Senapaty, Preeti Srivastava, Shikha Swaroop, Roshan Mohanty, Adyasha Mishra
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Sociodemographic predictors of knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending primary health centres in Ethiope West, Delta State Nigeria.

Ajiroghene Okwesa, Nyemike Simeon Awunor, Mamodesan Tudjegbe Okumagba, Augustine Ossai Okwesa, Efe Abolodje
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Verification of the HbA1c method on the STANDARD F2400® analyzer in a Nigerian Laboratory

Modupe Akinrele Kuti, Jokotade Oluremilekun Adeleye
Abstract 14 | PDF Downloads 19 EPUB Downloads 6

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Perception of Enrollee Health Insurance Fraud among Healthcare Workers at a Tertiary Hospital in Kaduna State, North-western Nigeria

Hajara Kasim Adamu, Auwal Garba Suleiman, Fahad Abubakar Saulawa, Suleiman Usman, Aliyu Muhammad, Nazifi Sani Aminu
Abstract 56 | PDF Downloads 30 EPUB Downloads 11

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Knowledge, acceptance and willingness to pay for malaria vaccine among residents of a semi-urban community in Kaduna State, North-western Nigeria

Hanan Faridah Yusuf, Auwal Garba Suleiman, Shefaatu Shehu, Umar Yahaya, Suleiman Usman, Usman Hamisu Indabo
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Patients with Metabolic Syndrome in Rural Southern Nigeria: Gender and Age Disparities

Harmony Uchenna Ibezim, Helen Kwipnchep Njoya, Hendrith Esene, Shalom Enahoro Azenabor, Saeed Sule
Abstract 52 | PDF Downloads 24 EPUB Downloads 6

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A Call to Action: Insights into Hypertension Prevalence and Management in an Urban Sub-Saharan African Population

Teko Blaise Mbah, Bernadette Sandrine Lema, Armand Boris Rikam, Jacques Merci Baning Baning, Serges Bruno Ngon, Georgette Merveille Kilama, Divine GoufanA Ngon, Odile Israelle Meto A Ngon, Fabrice Peguy Thome Ebango, Suzanne Adolphine Soppi Ebango, Emmanuel Eroume A Egom
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Learning Style Preference and Its Correlation with Gender

Dabota Yvonne Buowari, Andrew Igho Joe, Ibi Erekosima
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Let’s unravel the association between renal stones and renal variant vasculature in patients with duplex collecting system: A retrospective single institute study

Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Aroosa Kanwal, Zenab Farooq, Madiha Saeed Wahla, Khizer Ahmed Khan
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B-Mode Ultrasound Grading of Cryptogenic Steatotic Liver Disease and Association with the Level of Sun Exposure in Zaria, Nigeria: A Case-Control Study.

Philip Oluleke Ibinaiye, Benjamin Egbo, Adebanke Sefiya Olarinoye-Akorede, Joseph Bako Igashi, Tokan Silas Baduku, Bello Muhammed Usman, Manko Muhammad, Abdurrahman Elfulati Ahmad, Musa Abdulkadir Tabari, Mustapha Kagu Shettima, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Mohammed Kabir Saleh
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Easing the Pain: Lignocaine Spray in Mid-Trimester Amniocentesis – A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Tanya Sharma, Meenakshi Gothwal, Charu Sharma, Pratibha Singh, Garima Yadav, Manoj Gupta, Manisha Jhirwal, Priyanka Kathuria
Abstract 15 | PDF Downloads 24 EPUB Downloads 5

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The Pattern of Medical Admissions at the Intensive Care Unit of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Otokwala Job Gogo, Akpa Maclean Romokere, Stanley Rosemary Oluchi
Abstract 15 | PDF Downloads 19 EPUB Downloads 2

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Evaluation of Mid-Palatal Suture Maturation Stage in Adolescents and Adults Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)- A Comparative Study

Ravinder Singh, Deepak Gupta, Aashna Garg, Veenu Dahiya, Ramandeep Singh Gambhir, Paras Gupta
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Is there Co-infection of Influenza and Covid-19 in Jos, North Central Nigeria?

Nathan Yakubu Shehu, Mark Ojogba Okolo, Emmanuel Ameh Ameh, Daniel Geofrey Thankgod, Oluwatoyin Ruth Morenikeji, Ferdinand Ibu Ogbaji, Dung Davou Pam, Filibus Danjuma Dami, Pam Dachung Luka
Abstract 33 | PDF Downloads 16 EPUB Downloads 2

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Case reports or Series

A Case of Lacunar Stroke in a Patient with Possible Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)

Oluwatowo Daniel Fabiyi, Samuel Busayo Ogunlade
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Radiation proctitis as a differential of lower GIT bleeding in Nigeria: A case series

Evaristus Sunday Chukwudike, Nyam Paul David , Emmanuel Obasi, John John Ogan, Chinenye Unoma Nwoko, Chinwe Onyia, Kenechukwu Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, Lukman Olaitan Abdulkareem, Winnifred Njideka Adiri, Stella-Maris Chinma Egbo , Egbo Oziegbe, Pantong Mark Davwar
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Spontaneous subgaleal haematoma with severe headache in two children during acute painful sickle cell crisis

Francis Akor, Toby Thenat, Sajjad Hussain, Suresh Kumar
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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome: A Case Report of An Elderly Nigerian Woman

Ibitrokoemi Faye Korubo, Ekechi Stella Amadi , Chikeka Chimaroke Ukachi
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Bilateral Optic Atrophy and Epiretinal Membranes: An Atypical Presentation of Ocular Tuberculosis

Yewande Olubunmi Babalola
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