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The Influence of Acceptability of the Roll Back Malaria Programme on Maternal Health in Ibadan, Nigeria 《减少疟疾方案的可接受性对尼日利亚伊巴丹产妇保健的影响》

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.36108/njsa/8102/61(0240)

Kehinde Seun-Addie, E. Nwokocha

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Fundamentalism, Boko Haram Movement and Socio-Economic Development in North-Eastern Zone of Nigeria 尼日利亚东北部地区的原教旨主义、博科圣地运动和社会经济发展

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.36108/NJSA/8102/61(0270)

B. Rasak

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Continuity and Change in the Practice of Traditional Medicine in Modern Nigeria 现代尼日利亚传统医学实践的延续和变化

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.36108/njsa/8102/61(0260)

B. Owumi, V. Kolo, A. Obemeata, B. M. Adesokan

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‘65 year old man rapes, impregnates own teenage daughter’: Rape Representation in Two Nigeria Newspapers “65岁男子强奸，使自己十几岁的女儿怀孕”:尼日利亚两家报纸上的强奸报道

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.36108/njsa/8102/61(0230)

T. Oludayo, C. Udechukwu

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Cultural Conception of ‘eniyan l’aso mi’ and the Changing Roles of Family in Social Production of Care for the Elderly in Yoruba Setting 约鲁巴人“爱我也爱我”的文化观念与家庭在养老社会生产中的角色变迁

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.36108/njsa/8102/61(0250)

O. Adegoke, A. Alabi, A. Jegede

{"title":"Cultural Conception of ‘eniyan l’aso mi’ and the Changing Roles of Family in Social Production of Care for the Elderly in Yoruba Setting","authors":"O. Adegoke, A. Alabi, A. Jegede","doi":"10.36108/njsa/8102/61(0250)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36108/njsa/8102/61(0250)","url":null,"abstract":"Yoruba conception of “eniyan l’aso mi” meaning “humans are my clothing” represents the deep cultural belief in the importance of having reliable people for support whenever needed. Social production of care is production and distribution of roles and responsibilities in caregiving. Individual household members care for their relatives differently. While this concept of eniyan l’aso mi influences social relationship generally in the Yoruba society it is not clear how this will translate to social production of care for the elderly. Considering the changes in social realities of the elderlies and their families, this study, examined, family care provision for the elderlies living with chronic conditions. Using Symbolic Interactionism and Role Theory for the theoretical analysis, data were generated on familial support for elderly living with diabetes mellitus/cardiovascular diseases. Twenty-four In-Depth Interviews and Twelve Key Informant Interviews were conducted among elderlies and their caregivers selected from the community and Old People’s Home. The generated data was content-analyzed in line with the thematic of the study. Change in residential pattern, rising cost of living, children’s late entrance into marital/family life and disintegration of familial bond were observed factors influencing familial care of the elderly. Furthermore, children were found to be the most reliable source of family support for these elderly; familial support was not only found to be preferred to other sources of support, it was also found to be positively associated with aged quality of life. Although familial support is a key determinant of chronically ill elderlies’ quality of life, measures guaranteeing elderly access to care must be put in place.","PeriodicalId":265152,"journal":{"name":"The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127964839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Social Context of Child Survival Strategies among Mothers in Polygynous Marriages in Ibadan, Nigeria 尼日利亚伊巴丹一夫多妻婚姻中母亲儿童生存策略的社会背景

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.36108/njsa/8102/61(0280)

O. Chukwudeh, F. E. Ojo

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Childhood Malaria Prevention and Treatment Options: A Study in Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna State – Nigeria 儿童疟疾预防和治疗方案:尼日利亚卡杜纳州吉瓦地方政府区的一项研究

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.36108/njsa/8102/61(0290)

Yusuf Dambo

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Border Policing Challenges and the Consequences of Transnational Organised Street begging in Nigeria 边境治安挑战和尼日利亚跨国有组织街头乞讨的后果

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.36108/njsa/8102/61(0210)

U. Ojedokun

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Sexual Abuse of Elderly Women in Southwest Nigeria: A Sociological Exposition of an Emerging Crime 尼日利亚西南部老年妇女的性虐待:一种新兴犯罪的社会学论述

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.36108/njsa/8102/61(0220)

Sunday S. Adedayo, R. Aborisade

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The Polygyny-Fertility Hypothesis: New Evidences from Nigeria 一夫多妻制-生育假说:来自尼日利亚的新证据

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2018-06-01 DOI: 10.36108/njsa/8102/61(0101)

T. O. Michael, A. Ekpenyong

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