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The expression of neurological soft signs in two African populations with first-episode schizophrenia
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- Information about patterns of expression of neurological soft signs (NSS) in schizophrenia among individuals belonging to the same genetic ancestry may provide new insight for the understanding of the disease’s genetic functions. This study aimed to investigate whether patterns of NSS expression in first episode schizophrenia are com parable in populations with dissimilar genetic ancestry. A sample of 207 patients with first episode schizophrenia were examined using the Neurological Evaluation Scale before they were exposed to anti-psychotics. They were allocated to two African ancestry groups: Black (81 Yoruba Nigerians, and 18 Xhosa South Africans), and non-Black (98 Colored, and 10 White South Africans). Assessments were carried out using validated measures of clinical characteristics of schizophrenia. We determined the frequency, severity, factor structure, and association of NSS with clinical characteristics. Factor derived categories were compared using the Pearson’s (r) and Tucker’s congruence methods. The associations between factor derived categories and clinical characteristics of schizophrenia were determined using Pearson’s correlations and multiple regression analyses. Neurological soft signs were more frequent and more severe in the Black African ancestry group. Also, the factor structure and presentation of NSS in the two ancestry groups were significantly different. Neurological soft signs, especially motor sequencing and cognitive-perceptual abnormalities, were independently associated with disorganization psychopathologies in all the participant groups. Differences in the profile of NSS in Black compared with non-Black African ancestry patients with first episode schizophrenia may suggest differing patterns of expression of NSS in schizophrenia according to genetic ancestry. 1 results 1
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- Medical Anthropology is a body of knowledge with universal application. It bridges the gap between socio-cultural elements and public-health challenges; as a result, many medical anthropologists have raised the importance of culture in health matters. While public health pedagogy revolves around the ‘Germ Theory’ and the biomedical explanations of disease and illnesses; it is also very important to put the bio-sociocultural phenomena of health into consideration through an in-depth understanding of the social-cultural dimensions of health, healthcare and health-management. This is because ethnographic conceptions and the understanding of diseases, illnesses and wellbeing are germane to the success of public health. Embedding medical anthropological epistemology and research methods in public health higher education in Nigeria will contribute to the advancement of medical training through the use of ethnographic epistemology and methods, whereby vivid case studies of the social-cultural dimensions of public health issues would be subjected to critical discourse in the classroom. Utilizing ethnographic epistemological and methodological research cum pedagogical approaches in public health higher education will yield considerable success 1 results 1
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- The rapid urbanization of Sub-Saharan Africa from a purely agrarian society to a city based one is an interesting phenomenon to study. However, recent studies have shown that there is a lack of understanding of socio-cultural factors and subtle power relations that brought about these transformations, especially in developing society. Thus, the paper reports a qualitative study in which interviews were conducted and sizeable numbers of open ended questionnaires were administered and analysed based on the Actor Network Theory. The study examines the often overlooked factors that have impacted on the growth of the built environment, by taking a closer look at the urban centre in relation to the main food market called Oja Oba located in the centre of the city of Akure, Nigeria. During the course of the field research, respondents observed that the general appearance of the city, urban lifestyle and city liveability is directly impacted by the issue of food waste, waste generation and waste disposal. This paper concludes that in the drive towards a sustainable city in the developing world and effective waste management there is need to understand the layers of underlying socio-cultural issues that prompted these changes which are subtle and sometime quite sudden with intended and unintended consequences. Keywords: anthropology, sustainable development, globalization, social institutions, food market, urbanization. 1 results 1
- This article examines the processes of transformation of the architecture and spatial character of a Nigerian city, in the planning and delivery of a sustainable built environment. It examines the inter-dependency or relationship between the traditional market space and the city which is constantly being challenged, adapted and simultaneously undermined by the city’s rapid growth and modernisation. The process of change towards modernisation led to the demolition of existing traditional market structures.to give way to ‘modern’ ones without any reference to the ritualistic or cultural significance of these markets or the interests of market users. Using methodological tools provided by combination of Actor Network theory (ANT) and interpretive anthropology in gaining insight into how various actants in the built marketplace, live and interact together to shape the city. This article traces historical changes in the surrounding urbanscape of the market, in particular the location of developments, many originating from the colonial period, of adjacent or nearby civic/commercial buildings and educational institutions and their impact on the life of the city and market over time. Findings suggest that the meanings attached to the market and its built environment has not only changed on several levels from the symbolic, sacred, religious use to commercial and mundane one, but also has taken on new sp'atial forms due to the activities of the various actors which is predicated on their worldview. 1 results 1
- This article examines the processes of transformation of the architecture and spatial character of a Nigerian city, in the planning and delivery of a sustainable built environment. It examines the inter-dependency or relationship between the traditional market space and the city which is constantly being challenged, adapted and simultaneously undermined by the city’s rapid growth and modernisation. The process of change towards modernisation led to the demolition of existing traditional market structures.to give way to ‘modern’ ones without any reference to the ritualistic or cultural significance of these markets or the interests of market users. Using methodological tools provided by combination of Actor Network theory (ANT) and interpretive anthropology in gaining insight into how various actants in the built marketplace, live and interact together to shape the city. This article traces historical changes in the surrounding urbanscape of the market, in particular the location of developments, many originating from the colonial period, of adjacent or nearby civic/commercial buildings and educational institutions and their impact on the life of the city and market over time. Findings suggest that the meanings attached to the market and its built environment has not only changed on several levels from the symbolic, sacred, religious use to commercial and mundane one, but also has taken on new sp'atial forms due to the activities of the various actors which is predicated on their worldview. The article conpludes that theoretical and cultural interpretation impacts the physical marketplace, its form, character and spatiality; this must itself be understood as an agent or actant in the struggle, in as much as it both enables and constrains human activities. 1 results 1
- This paper examines the processes of transformation of the architecture and spatial character of a Nigerian city, in the achievement of a healthy and sustainable built environment. Objectives: It investigates the conflicts, tensions and negotiations that take place between those city dwellers embedded in the context of traditions and those pursuing a modernization agenda at a time when new infrastructures (hospitals, food markets and Automobile Markets) are being introduced in Akure. The study demonstrates that in order to understand how the built marketplace is made, unmade and reassembled, it is necessary to know how the worldviews of market users, sellers and policymakers are both culturally and socially constructed. Method Used: Interpretive anthropology and Actor Network Theory are used to explore the unwritten ritual practices, persistent traditional values, conflicts and socio-cultural transformations that underlie the physical built environment in which the health and social facilities are located. Findings: The research shows that the character of the built environment and social infrastructures within the city is not simply an outcome of national decision making, but is driven by the cultural preferences and diverging social interests of ‘actants ’ as they negotiate the process of change between tradition and modernity and make choices. 1 results 1
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