Comparative Study of Cephalometric Indices Among Idoma and Igede Ethnic Groups of Benue State, Nigeria
CHAPTER ONE
AIMย AND OBJECTIVES
ย AIM
Theย aimย ofย theย presentย studyย isย toย investigateย anyย possibleย ancestralย relationshipย usingย cephalometricย indices between Igede and Idoma ethnic groups of Benue State, Nigeria.
OBJECTIVES
Theย objectivesย ofย thisย studyย are:
- To compare and establish relationship between Idoma and Igede ethnic groups of Benue State using anthropometric parameters.
- To study the data obtained from the two tribes with a view to compare the cephalometric indices of other tribes in Nigeria.
- To study sexual dimorphisms in the cephalometric indices within the two
- To study any relationship in the craniofacial indices among Igede and Idoma ethnic groups of Benue state, Nigeria.
CHAPTERย TWO
LITERATUREREVIEW
Overview of Cephalometry
Cephalometry is a branch of anthropometry through which anthropological measurements are made that helped in determining health status and human variations (De Onis and Habicht, 1996; Schoenbaum etย al., 1995). Cephalometric techniques helped in the study of nutritional status, energy consumption, body composition, malnutrition and physical appearances determinations (Eboh and Boye, 2005; Hassan et al., 2008).
Anthropological techniques had in the previous work reviewed satisfactions and identifications of body remains, plastic surgery, archeology and in differentiation between people of different races and sexes (Heidari et al., 2006; Umar et al., 2006). The most widely used in the field of anthropological sciences is cephalometryย throughย whichย headย dimensionsย areย determinedย usingย calculatedย indicesย (Vojdani etย al.,2009 and Khandare et al., 2008).
Itย hasย beenย reportedย thatย factorsย likeย race,ย ethnicity,ย geneticย interaction,ย traditions,ย nutrition,ย environment, traditional belief and climatic changes influences head and face of humans (vohdani et al., 2009).ย Various cephalometric studies in the north and southern part of Nigeria had been documented (Raji et al., 2010; Garba et al., 2008; Oladipo et al., 2010 and Okupe et al., 1985).
Cephalometryย isย alsoย theย measurementย ofย theย humanย head,ย usingย highlyย accurateย techniquesย toย obtainย very detailed information (Al-Rewashdeh et al., 2010 and Bayat et al., 2010). X-ray imaging is a common technique, as it allows people to create a record of the skull’s appearance and shape (Bayat et al., 2010). Threeย dimensionalย clinicalย imagingย ofย theย headย andย skullย isย alsoย available.ย Thereย areย aย numberย ofย applications for cephalometry, including in reconstructive surgery to repair injuries or defects to the head and face (Bharati., 2001).
Anyย numberย ofย medicalย professionalsย canย useย measuringย toolsย toย recordย aspectsย ofย aย patient’sย face,ย likeย the space between the eyes, the size of the ears, and so forth. Using X-ray imaging, people can map measurements onto an underlying skull structure (Golalipour et al., 2008 and Golalipour et al., 2004). It is also possible to take measurements directly from X-ray or three dimensional imaging and some computer programsย will automatically calculate them forย convenience and a high degree of accuracy (Kobyliansky et al., 1983) with the help of proper knowledge around anatomical configurations of the head and face as shown in figure 1.0
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CHAPTERย THREE
MATERIALSย ANDย METHODSย
THE STUDY LOCATION
Thisย studyย wasย conductedย onย normalย randomlyย selectedย Igedeย andย Idomaย ethnicย goupsย ofย Benueย Stateย regionย of East-Central Nigeria in Oju College of Education and Jesus Collge Otukpo.
Since Igedeย andย Otukpoย representย aย mixย ofย theย subjectย populationsย ofย interestย inย theย researchย study,ย all participants were chosen to be representatives of the two tribes.
Theย mottoย asย theย foodย basketย ofย theย nation,ย Nigeria,ย itย hasย threeย majorย ethnicย groupsย knownย asย Igede,ย Idoma and Tiv and there exist peaceful co-existence among other ethnic tribes like Igala from Kogi, Hausa from Kaduna, and Yoruba from Western part of Nigeria.
The State had a total population of 2,780, 398 according to the 1991 Census and that was projected to 3,100,311 in 1996, with average population density of 99 persons per sq.km (Bennett et al., 2004). This made Benue State, the 14th most populous State in Nigeria. However, the distribution of the population according to LGAs shows marked duality with some areas of low population density such as Guma, Gwer, Ohimini, Katsina Ala, Apa, Logo and Agatu, each with less than seventy persons per sq. km while Vandeikya, Okpokwu, Ogbadibo, Obi and Gboko had densities ranging from 140 persons to 200 persons per sq. km. Makurdi LGA has a restricted coverage around the town of over 380 person per sq. km with a population showed a slight imbalance in favor of the females. The males were 49.8 percent of the total population while the females constituted 50.2 per cent (Bennett et al., 2004).
CHAPTERย FOUR
RESULTS
ย DESCRIPTIVEย STATISTICSย OFย THEย STUDYย POPULATION
Out of five hundred and six questionnaires distributed, four hundred and twenty five were retrieved forming about Eighty-Four percent (84%) of the questionnaires that was retuned. The information contained in each questionnaire was analyzed and presented in a tabular form. A total of 135 questionnaires which constitute about 16% were either not returned or returned blank. Four hundred and twenty five (425) subjects which composed of 158 Igede and 267 Idoma, with their percentages as 37.2% and 62.8% respectively. The sample population as shown in Table 4.0 was further subdivided into sex where Igede tribe had 75 males and 83 females while Idoma tribe had 129 and 138 respectively.
The values of all the anthropometric parameters, head length, head width, bizygomatic distance, nasa length, nasal width, and skull height were analyzed and recorded as follows: table 4.0 gave frequency by tribe and sex, table 4.1 (general descriptive statistics), table 4.2 (MeanยฑSEM of upper facial length and total facial length among Igede and Idoma males), table 4.3 (SEM of bizygomatic distance and nose width of Igede male and Idoma male), table 4.4 upper facial length and head length table, 4.5 (MeanยฑSEM of upper facial length for Idoma males), table 4.6 (general cephalometric indices), table 4.7 upper facial index and breadth height, table 4.8 (nasal facial index and mean height indices), table 4.9 (cephalic index and breadth- height index), table
CHAPTERย FIVE
DISCUSSION,ย CONCLUSION ANDย RECOMMENDATION
DISCUSSION
Resultsย ofย theย presentย studyย usingย cephalometricย indicesย namelyย theย headย length,ย headย width,ย age,ย bizygomatic distance, upper facial, lower facial length, total facial length, nose width and skull height can be successfully used to predict anthropometric relationships between the twoย ethnic groups.ย The present cephalometric
study among the Igede and Idoma ethnic groups of Benue State, Nigeria was compared with some results from craniometric studies. Although it appeared scanty scholarly knowledge on Nigerian cephalometrics, some anthropometric work like: Maina et al. (2012) compared the craniofacial indices among tribes in Gombe State, Nigeria, Raji, et al. (2010) in morphological evaluation of head and face shapes in a NorthEastern Nigerian population, Jackes et al. (1997) , studied the cephalofacial indices among young students of Western Europe, Oluwole et al. (2009) studied craniofacial indices in Lagos Western region of Nigeria, Danborno et al. (1997), studied craniofacial indices in Maiduguri.
CONCLUSION
The study compared, revealed and established anthropometric relationship between Igede and Idoma ethnic groups of Benue State using anthropometric parameters such as head length, length, head width and skull height (75.mm, 55.0mm and 151mm). The study had also established a comparable relationship ofย cephalometricย indices with otherย tribesย inย Nigeriaย that theyย bothย belongedย to Negroidsย in head and face shapes (76.54 and 77.33). Sexual dimorphic features like length height indexes (90.42 and 77.82) between the two ethnic groups existed and cephalofacial characteristics by tribes using correlation and regression analysis expressed similarities (0.25 and 0.23).
It is therefore, concluded that these two Nigerian tribes (Igede and Idoma) belong to the Negroids skull (Bass, 1995).ย Futureย studiesย to usingย largerย samples on anthropometric functions to tribalย settings could be carried out as this study is of importance in forensic science and clinical anthropometry.
RECOMMENDATION
It is hence recommended that further studies be carried out using larger population to validate the level of cephalic indices as an indicator for anthropometric relationships amongst Igede and Idoma ethnic tribes of Benue States. Also, the used of aged 17-40 years in the present study be extended and other other forms of anthropometry like palmar, lips prints and foot indices of individual tribes for wider coverage in Nigeria.
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