Jedijedi:Indigenous versus western knowledge of rectal haemorrhoids in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria
| Autor: | Oluwatosin Emmanuel Fakolujo, Jimi. O. Adesina, Olayinka Akanle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Cultural Studies
History Economic growth Sociology and Political Science Gender studies Disease Indigenous Knowledge production 03 medical and health sciences Knowledge-based systems 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Anthropology Political science Political Science and International Relations Global health Narrative 030212 general & internal medicine Traditional knowledge Nexus (standard) |
| Zdroj: | African Studies. 76:530-545 |
| ISSN: | 1469-2872 0002-0184 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00020184.2017.1372121 |
| Popis: | The nexus of indigenous knowledge systems, medicine and disease conceptualisation remains a critical issue in having sustainable health globally. If knowledge about diseases is not objectively shared, sustainable global health may never be achieved. This is exacerbated by the political economy of South and West relations, which affect medical knowledge flows and acceptance. This article thereby investigates the knowledge gap ramifications of jedijedi in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria. Jedijedi can be literally translated as ‘consumer of the rectal system’ or ‘consumer of the buttocks’. This article examines the contours of indigenous and western knowledge systems through jedijedi to extend understanding of global knowledge production and deployment narratives and realities. A major challenge is the refusal to acknowledge the disease in western medical epistemologies leading to prevalence of the disease. This article is based on a study conducted in Nigeria in 2014. Empirical primary data were gather... |
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