The Nigerian Health Journal (TNHJ), established in 2000, is a publication of the Nigerian Medical Association, Rivers State Branch. The journal publishes any contribution that advances medical science or practice extending to all aspects of medicine including socio-economic, political and legal matters related to medical practice, with a perspective that promotes the continuing medical and professional education role of the Journal. The Nigerian Health Journal is published on a quarterly basis in both print and online format. What we publish: Manuscripts submitted to TNHJ may be in the form of Review articles, Original research articles, Case series and reports, Clinical practice materials, Editorial Letters, Short commentaries, Books reviews and Medical educational materials. All contributions are expected to be original works, and must not have been previously published in print or online or simultaneously submitted to another journal. An abstract published prior to a full report will not be regarded as a duplicate publication.

• Vol-15 No-1 (2015)
• - Laboratory Request Forms - How Well Do Doctors Fill Them? A Look At The Practice At The Niger Delta University...
• Vol-14 No-4 (2014)
• - Acceptance of Umbilical Cord Blood As An Alternative To Adult Blood Transfusion By Pregnant Women In Makurdi,...
• Vol-13 No-4 (2013)
• - The Storage and Processing of Cassava-Based Nigerian Staple Foods For The Prevention and Management of...
• - 'Raw' Formula For Calculating Maintenance Fluid Volumes In Low Birth-Weight and Premature Babies...
• - Histologic Study of Non-Malignant Kidney Lesions In Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
• - Can The French Paradox Be Achieved With The Drinking of Palm Wine?
• - Options For The Production of A Cardiovascular-Friendly Palm Oil
• - Upper Gastro-Intestinal Endoscopy In Port-Harcourt: An Audit
• - Pattern and Prevalence of Psychiatric Consultations In Other Non-Psychiatric In-Patient Facilities In The...
• - Correlation of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) Values With Quality of Life (QOL) of Subjects Living With...
• - Socio-Demographic and Clinical Determinants of Psychiatric Co-Morbidity In Persons With Essential Hypertension...
• - The Impact of Phc Reorganization and Doctors Task Shifting In Health Delivery Services In Rivers State: A...
• - Litigation and The Anaesthetist: A Review
• - Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage At The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital: Incidence and Risk Factors
• - Medication Related Cutaneous Disorders In End Stage Renal Disease Patients In Lagos.
• Vol-13 No-3 (2013)
• - Live Birth After In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) In A 53 Year Old Woman: A Case Report
• - Risk Factors Associated With Breast Cancer Among Women In Warri and Ibadan, Nigeria
• - University Students In Nigeria: Attitude Towards Marriage In The Face of Haemoglobin Genotype Incompatibilty
• - Maltoma of The Transverse Colon, Ascending Colon and Caecum: A Case Report
• Vol-13 No-2 (2013)
• - An Unusual Case of Acute Asthma After Snake Bite
• Vol-13 No-1 (2013)
• - The State of Paediatric Eye Care In Nigeria: A Situational Review and Call For Action.
• - Hypertension In A Rural Community In Rivers State, Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Prevalence and Risk Factors
• - Current State of Public Cemeteries In Rivers State, Nigeria
• - Profile and Outcome of Medical Emergencies In A Tertiary Health Institution In Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
• - An Audit of Otorhinolaryngological Practice In A Tertiary Institution In The Niger Delta Region of Nigeria.
• - Effects of Interval Training Programme On Resting Heart Rate In Subjects With Hypertension: A Randomized...
• - Skinfold Parameter As Predictor of Body Density For Undergraduate Female Students In A Nigeria University...
• - How Effective is The 2012 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW) In Rivers State?
• - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Review of The Clinical Management
• Vol-12 No-4 (2012)
• - Evaluation of Peak Expiratory Flow Rates (PEFR) of Workers In A Cement Factory In Port Harcourt South-South,...
• - Childhood Hearing Impairment: How Do Parents Feel About It?
• - The Mortality of Serving Africa Presidents: A Lesson For The Health Profession and The Lay Public
• - Acute Limb ischemia Masquerading As Stroke: A Case Report
• - A Review of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and The Current Management of Genotype 1 Chronic Hcv Infection
• Vol-12 No-3 (2012)
• - Electrocardiographic Evaluation of Structural and Electrical Abnormalities In Nigerians Presenting With...
• - Pattern and Outcome of Eclampsia Managed At A General Hospital In North-West, Nigeria.
• - Universal Precautions: A Review
• - Recent Change of Locality As Risk Factor For Malaria Fever Among New Residents of Ahoada East Local Government...
• - Energy Saving Bulbs: An Emerging Threat To Public Health, From Mercury Contamination of The Environment
• - An Overview of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Epidemiology and Pathogenesis
• Vol-12 No-2 (2012)
• - Autism In Children: Clinical Features, Management and Challenges.
• - Indications For Caesarean Section At A Nigerian District Hospital
• - An HIV-1 Infected Patient With Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Case Report.
• - Prevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection Among Female Undergraduates of The University of Port Harcourt...
• - Prospective Study of Sex Hormone Levels Among Prostate Cancer Patients Attending The University of Port...
• - Improving Stroke Management Through Specialized Stroke Units In Nigeria: A Situational Review
• - Systemic Analysis of Sudden Natural Deaths At Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital Port Harcourt, Nigeria
• Vol-12 No-1 (2012)
• - The Pattern of Diabetic Admissions In Ucth Calabar, South Eastern Nigeria: A Five Year Review
• - Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast Self Examination Among Women In Rivers State, Nigeria
• - Knowledge and Intake of Fruit and Vegetables Consumption Among Adults In An Urban Community In North Central...
• - Study of The Lumbosacral Angles of Males In Port Harcourt, South- South, Nigeria
• - Morphometric Study of The Supraorbital Notches and Foramina In Adult Human Skulls In South-South Nigeria
• - Sigmoidopexy and Tube Sigmoidostomy In Sigmoid Volvulus: A Case Report
• - Management of Obesity: The Surgical Perspective
• Vol-11 No-4 (2011)
• - Anaesthetic Challenges In An Untreated Grave'S Disease Parturient Undergoing Emergency Caesarean Section
• - The Environmental Health Condition of The New University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.
• - Marjolin’S Ulcers: A Review
• - The Prevalence of Malaria Antigen In The Serum of HIV Seropositive Patients In Port Harcourt.
• - State of Diabetes Care In Nigeria: A Review
• - Complications of Fracture and Dislocation Treatment By Traditional Bone Setters: A Private Practice Experience
• - Tuberculosis of The Thyroid Gland In A Nigeria Female: A Case Report
• - Pattern of Complicated Unsafe Abortions In Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital Okolobiri, Nigeria: A 4...
• Vol-11 No-3 (2011)
• - A Decade of Anti-Retroviral Therapy In Nigeria: Efficacy of First Line Regimens In Treatment-Naive HIV/AIDS...
• - Childhood Pneumonia and Under-Five Morbidity and Mortality At The University of Port Harcourt Teaching...
• - Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraception Amongst Antenatal Patients At The University of Port...
• - Compliance To Medical Therapy of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma In Enugu
• - Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of General Medical Practitioners In Port Harcourt Towards The Prevention of...
• - An Evaluation of The Health Status of The School Environment In Public Primary Schools In Bonny Local...
• Vol-11 No-2 (2011)
• - The Burden of Blindness According To Age and Sex In Some Communities In Niger Delta of Nigeria
• - isolated Dextrocardia Coexisting With Skeletal Anomalies and Mild Cardiac Anomalies
• - Mothers' Perception of Fever Management In Children
• - Neuroprotection In Glaucoma: A Review
• - Pattern of Demand For Removable Acrylic Partial Denture (RPD) In The City of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
• - Complications of Fracture and Dislocation Treatment By Traditional Bone Setters: A Private Practice Experience
• - Causes of Vitreous Haemorrhage In Port Harcourt; A 3 Year Review.
• Vol-11 No-1 (2011)
• - Blood Pressure Pattern In Barako - A Rural Community In Rivers State, Nigeria.
• - Pattern and Outcome of Management For Traumatic Closed Cervical Spine Injuries At The National Orthopaedic...
• - Pattern of Eye Disorders In Ogbodo: A Rural Community In Rivers State.
• - Pattern and Management of Acquired Facial Defects In Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu, Nigeria.
• - Microalbuminuria: It'S Significance, Risk Factors and Methods of Detection
• - Perception of Rape Amongst Secondary School Students In Port Harcourt
• - Post-Neonatal Hypoglycaemia and Paediatric Emergency Room Admissions: A Study In The University of Port...
• - Situs Inversus In A 53 Year Old Man: A Case Report
• - Tethered Cord Syndrome With Syrinx In A Nigerian Adult Female: A Case Report
• Vol-10 No-1 (2010)
• - Effects of Oral Administration of Aloe Vera Plus On The Heart and Kidney: A Subacute Toxicity Study In Rat...
• - Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease In A Child With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Case Report and Review of...
• - Clinical Quiz On Hypertensive Crisis
• - Pattern of Corrosive Ingestion Injuries In Port Harcourt: A Ten Year Review
• - Focal Intracranial Suppuration: Clinical Features and Outcome of 21 Patients
• - Knowledge, Risk Perception and Vaccination Against Hepatitis B Infection By Primary Healthcare Workers In Jos,...
• - The Effects of Crude Neem Leaf Acetone-Water Extract On Prothrombin Time (PT) and Activated Partial...
• - A Review of Neuro-Ophthalmologic Emergencies
• - In Vivo Radiodetoxification of Salmonella Minnesota Lipopolysaccharides With Radio-Labeled Leucine Enkephalin...
• - Shoulder Dislocation In The Course of Revenue Collection: A Need To Caution Revenue Agents In Port Harcourt
• Vol-9 No-1 (0000)
• - Management of Anaemia: An Advocacy For The Integration of Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program (BLMS) Into...
• Vol-9 No-1 (2009)
• - Management of Anaemia: An Advocacy For The Integration of Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program (BLMS) Into...
• - Prevalence and Causes of Blindness In Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria
• - The Impact of Galactorrhoea On Infertility In Port Harcourt.
• - Hand Washing Practices Amongst Medical Students In Port Harcourt, Nigeria
• - Holoprosencephaly In A Nigerian Female: A Case Report
• - Pattern of Microbial Flora In Septic Incomplete Abortion In Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
• - Neonatal Tetanus: A Continuing Menace
• - Suspected Conn'S Syndrome In A Female Adult Hypertensive: A Case Report.
• Vol-8 No-3 (2008)
• - Huge Symptomatic Brenner Tumour Simulating Uterine Fibroid: A Case Report
• - Conduct Disorder Amongst Children In An Urban School In Nigeria
• - Dermatophyte Infections In Children: A Prospective Study From Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
• - Health issues On Beauty Treatment
• - A Review of The Impact of The Health Literacy Status of Patients On Health Outcomes.
• - Metabolic Syndrome In A Rural Nigerian Community: is Central Obesity Always The Key Determinant?
• - A Survey of The Community Water Supply of Some Communities In Rivers State, South-South Nigeria.
• Vol-8 No-1 (2008)
• - An Evaluation of The Volume and Concentration of Alcoholic Beverages offered For Sale In Port Harcourt,...
• - An Appraisal of Hospital Based Blood Pressure Control In Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
• - Awareness and Practice of Emergency Contraception Among Students of University of Port Harcourt, South-South...
• - Post -Episiotomy Morbidity Amongst Parturients At The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port...
• - Hysterectomy In Adolescents, In Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
• - Sanitation Facilities and Hygiene Practices In A Semi-Urban Community In Rivers State, South-South Nigeria
• - A Review of The Appropriateness of User Fees and Social Health Insurance To Fund The Health Care Systems In Low...

Information for Authors: writing for the Nigerian health journal (TNHJ):

What we publish: Manuscripts submitted to TNHJ   may be in the form of Review articles, Original research articles, Case series and reports, Clinical practice materials, Editorial Letters, Short commentaries, Books reviews and Medical educational materials.  All contributions are expected to be original works, and must not have been previously published in print or online or simultaneously submitted to another journal.  An abstract published prior to a full report will not be regarded as a duplicate publication.

Manuscripts requirements:  Manuscript should have a: 

Cover page: stating Authors names, affiliated institution, corresponding author with full contact address with email and phone numbers, conflict of interest declaration, acknowledgement, ethical conformity statement,  a running title of not more than 60 characters, word count for the abstract and manuscript body and acknowledgements.

Abstract: Abstracts which should be structured into background stating the objective of the paper, methods, results and conclusion, should not exceed 250 words for all categories of articles and key words not exceeding 10 words. References should not be cited in the abstract.

Abbreviation and Nomenclature:  All abbreviations must first be written in full followed by parentheses before subsequent use in the manuscript.  All Non-standard abbreviations contained in the manuscript (excluding references) should be listed in an alphabetical order with definitions after key words

Manuscript body:  Should be categorized into the Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion and References section.  Each of the following sections should begin on a new page.  All units of measurement and laboratory values must be expressed in line with (System International) SI unit standards.  Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, and placed after the sections of the manuscript which they reflect, particularly the results which they describe on separate pages. Legends should be provided for all tables and figures, with Arabic numerals corresponding to the tables and figures. Any abbreviation and symbols in the tables and figures should also be explained. Vertical lines should not be used when constructing the tables. All tables and figures should also be sent in electronic format by email on submission of the manuscript as supplementary files. Clinical Photographs should conceal the subject's identity. The authors accept the full responsibility of obtaining the written consent of the subjects.

Article Length: Word limits inclusive of references are as follows; Correspondence: 1500 words, Short Commentaries: 6,500 words, Reviews: 12,000 words, Original Research articles: 10,000 words, Case Reports: 7,500 words, Book review 5000 words, medical education and clinical practice materials 4000words.  All word limits include tables, figures, and references. Authors should assume each figure counts for 250 words of the total word count. However depending on the topic and potential impact of a paper, the Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to waive word limits.

References: should be cited in accordance with the Vancouver citation in line with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.icmje.org/). The Vancouver style is to be used throughout. References in the text should be numbered consecutively in superscript font format in the order in which they are first cited, using Arabic numerals.  Unpublished papers should not be listed in the references. The names of the journals in the reference section should be abbreviated in line with Index Medicus guidelines. Journals without standard abbreviation should be written in full. References cited only in tables or figure legends should be numbered in accordance with the first mention of the relevant table or figure in the text. Authors are advised to review the vancouver reference guideliness through the following links URL

http://openjournals.net/files/Ref/VANCOUVER%20Reference%20guide.pdf

http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/ld.php?content_id=13183362

Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements of general support, grants, Technical assistance, etc, should be indicated. Authors are responsible for obtaining the consent of those being acknowledged. The journals endorsed Conflict of interest disclosure forms and statements shall be provided by the Authors before publication of their articles.

Ethical Approval: Author(s) of original research articles are expected to make statements, confirming the Ethical approval of the work from their respective institutions on submission of their manuscript. TNHJ may if necessary request evidence of such approval from the Authors Institutional Review Boards. When reporting experiments on human subjects, authors should indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000. If doubt exists whether the research was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration, the authors must explain the rationale for their approach and demonstrate that the institutional review body explicitly approved the doubtful aspects of the study. When reporting experiments on animals, authors should indicate whether the institutional and national guide for the care and use of laboratory animals was followed.

Manuscript submission:  All articles should be submitted through the journal online article submission platform. Manuscripts should be written in English with double line spacing and margins of at least I inch on all sides. Pages should be numbered consecutively, beginning with the title page and continuing through to the last page.

Publication and Processing Fees:  Authors are required to pay an article processing fee of ten thousand naira only N10, 000.00 (For authors in Nigeria) or 120 dollars (for authors outside Nigeria), on submission of their manuscripts. The processing fees are charged only for running and administrative fees in order to support the open access policy of the Journal.

SUBMISSION PREPARATION CHECKLIST

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions inEnsuring a Blind Review have been followed.
In submitting manuscripts to The Nigerian Health Journal (TNHJ), the authors accept that the submitted articles are not plagiarized.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

The Journal is owned, published and copyrighted by the Nigerian Medical Association, River state Branch.  The copyright of papers published are vested in the journal and the publisher.  In line with our open access policy and  theCreative Commons Attribution License policy authors are allowed to share their work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not specifically identified, does not imply that these names are not protected by the relevant laws and regulations. While the advice and information in this journal are believed to be true and accurate on the date of its going to press, neither the authors, the editors, nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein.

 TNHJ also supports open access archiving of articles published in the journal after three months of publication.  Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g, in institutional repositories or on their website) within the stated period, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access). All requests for permission for open access archiving outside this period should be sent to the editor via email to .

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Dr. Datonye Alasia

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Kelechi E. Okonta

Associate

Dr. Daprim Ogaji

Associate

Dr. Iroro Yarhere

Associate

Dr. Priye Jaja

Associate

Dr. Cecil Maduforo

Associate

Dr. Victor Aniedi Umoh

Associate

Dr. John Dimkpa Ojule

Associate

Dr. Alagoma Iyagba

Associate

Dr. Sandra Ofori

Associate

Dr. Pedro Chimezie Emem-chioma

Associate

Dr. Amabra Dodiyi-manuel

Associate

Dr. Aquaeno Ekanem

Associate

Dr. Jacob Dunga

Associate