scholarly journals Endoparasic diseases of ostriches in eastern Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-241
Author(s):  
A.P. Paliy ◽  
N.V. Sumakova ◽  
R.V. Petrov
Keyword(s):  
Black African ◽  
Eimeria Spp ◽  
Different Ages ◽  
African Black ◽  
Large Farms ◽  
Parasitological Study ◽  
Ostrich Farming

In ostrich farming is difficult to obtain the necessary production and economic results without protection of bird health. We determined the incidence of parasitic ostriches during the period of growing and keeping on specialized eco-zoos. Samples from small and large farms, as well as eco-parks in Kharkiv, Dnepr and Donetsk regions of Ukraine, were examined during 2016- 2020. We performed a parasitological study of 159 samples from three species of ostriches (black African ostrich, Australian common Emu (Dromaius), Rhea). Infestation of ostriches of different ages with two types of nematodes and Eimeria was established. We determoined that the population of ostriches in specialized farms and eco-zoos was infested with nematodes and protozoa with an extensiveness of invasion from 7.7% to 71.4% among adult birds, while young ostriches were infested with Emeria from 20.0% to 44.4%. The largest invasion by helminths and protozoa was observed among black African ostriches in Kharkiv region (41.4%), in Dnepr region it was 33.3%, and in Donetsk it reached 34.1%. Among the livestock of ostriches, there were both mono and mixinvasions. Most often, this was an invasion by Trichostrongylus spp. and Eimeria spp. in African black ostriches, capillaries and Eimeria in Emu. In Kharkiv region, the invasion of Capillaria by Trichostrongylus in African ostriches and Trichostrongylus in Emu were found when they were kept together. Acute and chronic eimeriosis disease can lead to the death of ostriches at the age of 3-4 months.

scholarly journals A rare case of turner syndrome mosaicism in an African black woman

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yordanka Piña Rivera ◽  
Godfrey Mutashambara Rwegerera
Keyword(s):  
Turner Syndrome ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
The Body ◽  
Primary Amenorrhea ◽  
Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism ◽  
Black African ◽  
Chromosomal Disorder ◽  
Cytogenetic Studies ◽  
African Black ◽  
History Of

Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal disorder caused by partial or complete absence of an X chromosome in at least one tissue of the body with about 50% of patients having a different chromosome formula. The 45, X/46, XY mosaicism variety is rare. We present a case of a 32-year-old black African female patient with a history of primary amenorrhea and clinical stigmata of TS without signs of virilization. The laboratory parameters were consistent with the characteristic hypergonadotropic hypogonadism found in Turner Syndrome. Laparoscopy showed streak gonads and hypoplastic uterus and the findings of the cytogenetic studies were consistent with a diagnosis of 45, X/46, XY Mosaicism. The chromosome study was decisive to confirm the diagnosis.

African, Black, Neither or Both? Models and Strategies Developed and Implemented by The Association of Black Psychologists

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 791-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Grills ◽  
Wade W. Nobles ◽  
Christopher Hill
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Revolution ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Black Psychology ◽  
Black African ◽  
Cultural Worldview ◽  
Pan African ◽  
Human Functioning ◽  
African Centered ◽  
African Black

The Association of Black Psychologists’ (ABPsi) has embodied its mission within the context of the evolving discipline of Black Psychology. In its 50-year evolution, the association has evolved and expanded beyond its initial concerns to include an articulation of a science of Black human functioning, ergo an African-centered or African psychology. The nascent association called for a logic of human behavior, wellness, and illness from an African episteme and cultural worldview. Equivalent to a scientific revolution, the Black psychology discussion has evolved to a Pan-African discussion with a new cadre of debates emerging in the literature including among continental African scholars focusing on the existence, definition, and praxis of an African psychology. Over the course of this intellectual quest, ABPsi, aligned with its mission as a professional association, advanced several models of psychological theory and practice as well as strategies grounded in Black, African-centered, and/or Black psychology. A sample of these models and strategies are discussed through the lens of the association’s evolving articulation of a science of Black human functioning.

Everyday Hair Discourses of African Black Women

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-172
Author(s):  
Zukiswa Majali ◽  
Jan K. Coetzee ◽  
Asta Rau
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Black People ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Black Hair ◽  
African Women ◽  
Black African ◽  
The Past ◽  
Black Person ◽  
Normative Discourse ◽  
African Black

Hair for African Black people has always had meaning. In the past, elaborate hairstyles communicated their status, identity, and place within the larger society. In present day society, hair continues to be a significant part of being an African Black person. Especially for women, who attach a number of different meanings to hair. This study casts more light on young African Black women’s everyday perceptions of hair and uncovers the meanings they attach to hair and beauty. This is done by looking at how the intersections of race, gender, and class impact on their everyday perceptions and experiences of hair. The literature indicates that the hair preferences and choices of Black African women tend to emulate Western notions of beauty. This is due to a great extent to the historical link between Black hair and “bad” hair associated with old slave days. But, the narratives of participants contradict this normative discourse in many ways and provide new insights on hair — insights that reflect and motivate antiracist aesthetics.

scholarly journals Influence of weaning timing advice and associated weaning behaviours in a survey of black and minority ethnic groups in the UK

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 2094-2103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda P Moore ◽  
Kristina Nanthagopan ◽  
Grace Hammond ◽  
Peter Milligan ◽  
Louise M Goff
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
South Asian ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Black African ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Minority Ethnic Groups ◽  
Black Caribbean ◽  
African Black ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Minority Ethnic

AbstractObjectiveTo assess understanding of the Department of Health weaning guidelines and weaning influences in a self-selected sample of black and minority ethnic (BME) parents, residing in London.DesignA face-to-face, questionnaire-facilitated survey among Black African, Black Caribbean and South Asian parents.SettingAn opportunistic sample of parents was recruited from Sure Start centres, churches and play groups across key London boroughs.SubjectsThree hundred and forty-nine interviews were included; 107 Black African, fifty-four Black Caribbean, 120 South Asian and sixty-four of Black mixed-race ethnicity.ResultsFifty-two per cent of Black and 66 % of South Asian parents had accurate understanding of the guidelines. Inaccurate knowledge of the guidelines was associated with weaning before 17 weeks (P < 0·001); 36 % of Black Africans and 31 % of Black Caribbeans were weaned before 4 months compared with 16 % of South Asians. All BME groups were most influenced by weaning information from the previous generations of mothers in their families, which was associated with earlier weaning (21·5 (sd 6·5) v. 24·1 (sd 4·2) weeks; F(2,328) = 5·79, P = 0·003), and less so by professional infant feeding advice, which was associated with a later weaning age (23·7 (sd 5·1) v. 20·7 (sd 5·7) weeks; F(1,344) = 34·7, P < 0·001).ConclusionsLack of awareness of the Department of Health weaning guidelines is common among these BME populations, whose weaning behaviour is strongly influenced by informal advice. Further research is necessary to elucidate the influences on weaning in these populations and to facilitate the development of infant feeding support which is salient for BME groups in the UK.

scholarly journals Risk perception, safer sex practices and PrEP enthusiasm: barriers and facilitators to oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Black African and Black Caribbean women in the UK

2020 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 349-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E Nakasone ◽  
Ingrid Young ◽  
Claudia S Estcourt ◽  
Josina Calliste ◽  
Paul Flowers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Safer Sex ◽  
Black African ◽  
Caribbean Women ◽  
Black Caribbean ◽  
African Black ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Sexual Health Knowledge

ObjectivesUK Black African/Black Caribbean women remain disproportionately affected by HIV. Although oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could offer them an effective HIV prevention method, uptake remains limited. This study examined barriers and facilitators to PrEP awareness and candidacy perceptions for Black African/Black Caribbean women to help inform PrEP programmes and service development.MethodsUsing purposive sampling through community organisations, 32 in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with Black African/Black Caribbean women living in London and Glasgow between June and August 2018. Participants (aged 19–63) included women of varied HIV statuses to explore perceptions of sexual risk and safer sex, sexual health knowledge and PrEP attitudes. A thematic analysis guided by the Social Ecological Model was used to explore how PrEP perceptions intersected with wider safer sex understandings and practices.ResultsFour key levels of influence shaping safer sex notions and PrEP candidacy perceptions emerged: personal, interpersonal, perceived environment and policy. PrEP-specific knowledge was low and some expressed distrust in PrEP. Many women were enthusiastic about PrEP for others but did not situate PrEP within their own safer sex understandings, sometimes due to difficulty assessing their own HIV risk. Many felt that PrEP could undermine intimacy in their relationships by disrupting the shared responsibility implicit within other HIV prevention methods. Women described extensive interpersonal networks that supported their sexual health knowledge and shaped their interactions with health services, though these networks were influenced by prevailing community stigmas.ConclusionsDifficulty situating PrEP within existing safer sex beliefs contributes to limited perceptions of personal PrEP candidacy. To increase PrEP uptake in UK Black African/Black Caribbean women, interventions will need to enable women to advance their knowledge of PrEP within the broader context of their sexual health and relationships. PrEP service models will need to include trusted ‘non-sexual health-specific’ community services such as general practice.

scholarly journals Ethnic variation among adolescent psychiatric in-patients with psychotic disorders

2004 ◽  
Vol 184 (5) ◽  
pp. 428-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovanka Tolmac ◽  
Matthew Hodes
Keyword(s):  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Psychiatric Admission ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Black African ◽  
Black British ◽  
Psychiatric Units ◽  
African Black ◽  
The Uk

BackgroundThere is strong evidence that the rates of psychiatric admission for psychosis in the UK are elevated for the Black adult population compared with the White population. Black adults also have a higher rate of involuntary psychiatric admissions. There have been no studies in this country investigating links between ethnic background and psychiatric admission in the adolescent population.AimsTo investigate whether Black compared with White adolescents from London are over represented in psychiatric in-patient settings and whether they are more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.MethodCross-sectional survey of London adolescents aged 13–17 years, who were in-patients in psychiatric units.ResultsAdolescents from the Black group (Black African, Black Caribbean, Black British) were over represented among those admitted with a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder when compared with adolescents from the White group (White British/White Irish, White Other): odds ratio=3.7,95% C12.0–6.7. They were also more likely to be detained on admission and more likely to be born outside the UK and have refugee background.ConclusionsThe possible impact of various background factors influencing admission is discussed.

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