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  • Vol. 7 No. 2 (2024): Ahead-of-Print
    Vol. 7 No. 1-2 (2024)

    Ahead-of-Print (AOP) articles are the electronic publication of accepted papers prior to print publication. These articles are considered published and can be cited and quoted using the date of access and the unique DOI number as the reference source.
    Any final changes in manuscripts will be made at the time of print publication and will be reflected in the final electronic version of the issue.

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  • EDITORIAL
    Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023)

    Once again we are delighted to welcome our esteemed readers to issue number 2, volume 6 of the Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria (JESON). This issue closes the year 2023 on a positive note as we look forward to a new year as 2024 approaches with all its great promises. I wish to use this medium to thank all researchers who have kept faith with us and kept publishing in our Journal with our meticulous and robust review process which, many times, may appear too laborious and stringent to authors. The result is that articles that eventually get published in the Journal meet the highest standard of scientific scrutiny and the authors and readers are the happier for it. As always, this issue of the Journal brings to you new information from exciting original studies and a case report from around Nigeria.

    Non communicable diseases, including chronic respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, visual impairment and metabolic disorders, have since taken the centre stage in the public health discourse the world over. A good number of articles in this issue focus on these topics. For instance, efforts are being made to integrate the treatment and control chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and asthma at all tiers of the healthcare system but how prepared are the Primary Health Care facilities for the screening of these diseases? Miner and her colleagues in Jos Nigeria, present their findings and perspectives on this issue. Amusa and his colleagues on the other hand investigated the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among persons living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and documented a significantly elevated risk. Similarly, as screen time increases with the increasing use of computers and hand-held cell phones, there are growing concerns that the effects on the eyes in all age groups may not be completely known. Charles Kindness and his colleagues provide an insight into the magnitude of the problem. Thyroid disorders are fairly common in Plateau State and Edah and co-researchers open our eyes to the pattern of disease in that environment.

    Other original articles served in this menu cover bioinsecticidal properties of naturally growing plants in northern Nigeria (Hamza et al), effect of seasonal variation on trends of diarrheal diseases in Yenagoa (Promise et al), point of care blood glucose profiles of neonates in Lagos and knowledge of hepatitis B and C among clients infected with HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in Kaduna, Nigeria. All articles present the results of their findings as well as point the directions for future research in the respective areas.

    I wish to use this medium to express my sincere appreciation to reviewers who have put their knowledge, skills, experience and time at our disposal to critically review our manuscripts not only for this issue but for the past issues of the Journal. I appreciate Professor Charles Tobin-West, Professor Moses Chingle, Professor Mathilda Banwat, Professor Esther Envuladu, Professor Chundung Miner, Professor Tolulope Afolaranmi, Professor Luret Lar, Professor Yetunde Tagurum, Professor Hadiza Agbo, Professor Omosive Maduka, Professor Priscilla Utoo and Professor O. Audu. Others include Drs I J Usar, T J Akosu, E O Okoh, N Dami, Niyi Taiwo, I A Joshua, N Omole-Ekun, J D Abubakar, P Odunze, P Adeoye, C Okorie, C Uhunmwangho, G A Amusa and Amina Mohammed. The editorial team remains eternally grateful to them for the several revisions.

    Professor Jonathan C. Daboer

    Editor in Chief

  • Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria Volume 6 number 1 June 2023
    Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023)

    The Editorial Team of the Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria is once again glad to present the current issue of your favourite Journal. As usual the Journal continues to uphold the high ethical and editorial standards expected of a scientific Journal of the 21st century. The articles published here are among the many earlier submitted through our Online Manuscript Management System and underwent our thorough and vigorous peer-review process. They have, therefore, been found worthy of your reading time......Read More

    Professor Jonathan C. Daboer.
    Editor-in-Chief

  • New Issue of JESON
    Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022)

    Editorial Comments

    We are once again delighted to welcome a new issue of JESON. We have been spending time on upgrading our journal, improving the effectiveness and quality of our peer-review policy as well as aggressive indexing.

    On behalf of my editorial team, I wish our esteemed authors, reviewers, and readers, happy reading as we look forward to more exciting times in the coming days to years.

    Dr Jonathan C. Daboer
    Editor-in-Chief 

  • JESON
    Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021)

    Editorial Comments

    The Editorial Team of the Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria is pleased to present to our esteemed readers, issue number 2 of volume 4 of our Journal. As always, these articles are among the many that went through the crucible of our reviewers and are the ones found worthy, in scientific content and scholarly presentation, for the Journal’s readers. 

    We are committed to continuously improving the quality of our Manuscript Management System (MMS) and by extension the quality of the Journal. Our readers are encouraged to visit the Journal website frequently at https://jeson.org.ng and suggestions are welcome in this regard either as letters to the Editor or emails to editor@jeson.org.ng.

    Thank you and enjoy your reading
    Dr Jonathan C. Daboer
    Editor-in-Chief

  • Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria
    Vol. 4 No. 1 (2021)

    Editorial Comments

    The Editorial Team of the Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria is pleased to present to our esteemed readers, issue number 1 of volume 4 of our Journal. As always, these articles are among the many that went through the crucible of our reviewers and are the ones found worthy, in scientific content and scholarly presentation, for the Journal’s readers. The articles cover both communicable and non-communicable diseases. Not surprisingly there are also a number of articles on the disease of the moment-COVID-19, providing insights into the clinical presentation of the disease in Nigerians as well as self-risk perception and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among the population. You will find the articles very interesting to read.
    In order to bring the content of these researches quickly to the scientific community, the articles are being published online immediately in pursuance of our “Ahead-of-print” publishing policy before the physical copies become available. In this way, any manuscript that has successfully gone through the review and editing processes, and found to be publishable, is immediately published online without having to wait for others to make up a full issue.
    We are committed to continuously improving the quality of our Manuscript Management System (MMS) and by extension the quality of the Journal. Our readers are encouraged to visit the Journal website frequently at https://jeson.org.ng and suggestions are welcome in this regard either as letters to the Editor or emails to editor@jeson.org.ng.

    Thank you and enjoy your reading
    Dr Jonathan C. Daboer
    Editor-in-Chief
    Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria

  • Vol. 3 No. 2 (2020)

    Editorial
    The editorial team of the Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria is delighted to present the second issue of the third volume of our Journal to our teeming readers. 

    We have been spending a lot of time, as the year 2020 draws to a close, on upgrading our journal, improving the effectiveness of our Manuscript Management System (MMS), quality peer-review as well as aggressive indexing. 

    As you may have observed, all our articles have been assigned CrossRef DOI numbers. This is an exciting part of our aggressive indexing efforts in just a few months of take-off of this new editorial board. 

    I wish to solicit the support of members of the editorial team and the Board of Editorial Advisers to enable us conquer new frontiers in research and digital publishing in the years ahaed.

    On behalf of my editorial team, I wish our esteem authors, reviewers and readers, happy reading and  a very Prosperous New Year in advance as we look forward to more exciting times for our Journal.

    Dr Jonathan C. Daboer
    Editor-in-Chief 

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    Vol. 3 No. 1 (2020)

    Editorial
    The editorial team of the Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria is delighted to present the third volume of our Journal to our teeming readers. We are grateful to Professor Chikaike Ogbonna who took up the onerous task of reviving the Journal and publishing the first two volumes under very challenging circumstances during his brief stint as Editor-in-Chief. Indeed he left behind very big shoes into which I will try to fit over the next couple of editions of the Journal as we maintain and try to improve on its standard. This issue of volume 3 will be the first under my editorship. I wish to solicit the support of members of the editorial team as well as the Board of Editorial Advisers so that we can continue to grow the Journal.

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    Dr Jonathan C. Daboer
    Editor-in-Chief 

  • Vol. 2 (2018)

    EDITORIAL

    This edition of Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigerian is the second issue of the first volume in the series and it is loaded with rich original articles covering wide spectrum in health and health related issues. We can proudly affirm that the Journal has not just been revived to thrive but to also soar enviable heights through our collective resolve. Though this issue is coming out late we are optimistic that biannual publication of the Journal will become a reality this year as the up-coming EPiSON Scientific Conference papers will be harvested for the first issue of this year's edition closely followed by the second issue.

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  • Conference Book of Abstracts (Monograph)
    Vol. 1 (2021)

    A collection of abstracts from the 9th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Epidemiological Society of Nigeria (EPiSoN), 27th - 30th July 2021 @ Royal Banquet Hall, Hotel Presidential, GRA Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

    The Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria (JESON), hereby published these abstracts as a Monograph or as a Conference Book of Abstracts (CBA).

     

    JESON here declares that:

    * These are considered as abstracts only.
    * The abstracts do not contain enough information for peer-reviewing.
    * Editor of the Abstract Book were responsible academics from the conference organizing committee and the publisher, cPrint Publisher(cPP), Nigeria Ltd). They managed the formatting, collection, communication to authors and the eventual publication in JESON.
    * The abstracts are not considered as prior publication and hence the author may decide to develop the abstract into a full-fledged article and submit it to any scholarly journal to be considered for publication.
    * It is suggested that the author clearly mentions in the cover letter that the abstract has been published in a conference book of abstracts with JESON.
    * The author is also required to cite the abstract in any full paper presented for publication. 

    APA Example of How to cite a conference abstract :

    Briggs NCT. (2021 July 27th–30th). Acceptance and Delivery preference for Routine Immunization during the COVID Pandemic in Rural Setting of Rivers State [Abstract presentation]. 9th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Epidemiological Society of Nigeria (EPiSoN). J Epid Soc Nig. 1, 2-3. https://jeson.org.ng/index.php/jeson/article/view/64/92. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5813063

    We are extremely grateful to all those involved in making the edition a reality.

     Editor-in-Chief
    Dr. Jonathan Daboer

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    Maiden Edition
    Vol. 1 (2017)

    Editorial
    The re-emergence of Epidemiological journal now known as Journal of Epidemiological Society of Nigeria (JESON) is borne out of the desire to continue the important task of filling the vacuum in the publication of scientific and research works done on epidemiology of diseases across the nation and beyond. ......This maiden edition is rich both in content and design for the academically minded individuals and organizations in health and health related sectors.
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