OGWUCHE ELIJAH

Anatomy

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Topic: Curricular Changes And The Impact On Medical Students Knowledge Of Neuroanatomy

Description:

INTRODUCTION: Although neuroanatomy is considered an essential requirement in medical curriculum, its teaching has undergone many changes in recent years, with most medical schools starting to implement an integrated approach. Research by Mavildes Arantes et al. describes the comparative evaluation of the neuroanatomy knowledge scores of medical students who attended two different pedagogic approaches of neuroanatomy in the Faculty of Medicine in foreign Countries. However, no work or focus on the Nigerian curriculum in understanding how students cope with the short exposure to Neuroanatomy and the implication on clinical practice

Conclusions: The study will attempt to compare the knowledge acquired by medical students from two different approaches to neuroanatomy. The integrated curricula implemented in the Faculty of Medicine of Lagos state University and other Universities in the South-Western regions . This will foster a better integrated curriculum, in light of curricular reform, as an efficient approach to teaching neuroanatomy to medical students. 

#	Certificate	School	Year
1.	MD (Doctor of Medicine) ()	Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja.	2022

Impact of pubertal timing and socioeconomic status on adult height and body proportions in Yoruba ethnicity

INTRODUCTION

Previous studies have shown that pubertal timing and

socioeconomic status (SES) can have a significant impact

on adult height and body proportions. Several researchers

have explored the association between pubertal timing

and adult height, indicating that earlier or delayed pubertal

development can affect the growth potential during

adolescence. For instance, Onland-Moret et al. (2005)

conducted a study demonstrating that age at menarche, a

marker of pubertal onset in girls, influences adult height.

Despite the extensive research on the impact

of pubertal timing and socioeconomic status (SES) on

adult height and body proportions, there is a notable gap

in the existing literature when it comes to understanding

these dynamics within the Yoruba ethnicity

Objectives: Age at menarche is a marker of pubertal timing that may influence

adult height and body proportions. Previous studies have shown that

socioeconomic status can affect age at menarche and growth patterns in different

populations. This study aims to examine the associations between age at

menarche, socioeconomic status, height, and leg length in a sample of Yoruba ethnicity.

Methods: The study used data from questionnaires and anthropometric measurements of 300 female students aged 18–25 years. Study tested the hypotheses that earlier menarche is associated with shorter stature and shorter leg length, and that these associations are modified by socioeconomic status using nonparametric analysis.

Conclusion: The study will contribute to the understanding of how pubertal timing and socioeconomic status interact to shape adult health outcomes in a transitioning population.

 

OGWUCHE ELIJAH is a Lecturer II at the Department of Anatomy

OGWUCHE has a MD (Doctor of Medicine) in from Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja.