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Hausa/Fulani skull sex identification craniometry
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Sex identification from the skull of the Hausa/Fulani in northern Nigeria
Abstract
Background: The Hausa / Fulani is one of the major races in Nigeria, with scanty craniometrical records for sex identification, a useful resource in forensic study and anthropometry.
Methods:Craniometry of non-pathologic radiographs of the skull was done to evaluate the sexually dimorphic characteristics in the bones.
Results: Statistical analysis of the figures revealed significant higher dimensions in the male over the female in the parameters considered except in the nasal height and orbital bones; sex discrimination was also illustrated in the craniometrical indices except in the nasal bone. Possible factors responsible for these observations were discussed.
Conclusion: It is suggestive that the findings could possibly serve as indicator of sex identification in this race.
Keywords: Hausa/Fulani, skull, sex identification, craniometry
Annals of African Medicine Vol.2(1) 2003: 22-26
Methods:Craniometry of non-pathologic radiographs of the skull was done to evaluate the sexually dimorphic characteristics in the bones.
Results: Statistical analysis of the figures revealed significant higher dimensions in the male over the female in the parameters considered except in the nasal height and orbital bones; sex discrimination was also illustrated in the craniometrical indices except in the nasal bone. Possible factors responsible for these observations were discussed.
Conclusion: It is suggestive that the findings could possibly serve as indicator of sex identification in this race.
Keywords: Hausa/Fulani, skull, sex identification, craniometry
Annals of African Medicine Vol.2(1) 2003: 22-26
