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Participatory epidemiology of endemic diseases in West African cattle – Ethnoveterinary and bioveterinary knowledge in Fulani disease control [PDF]

One Health, 2018
Fulani pastoralists in Nigeria lack adequate access to good quality veterinary services and often resort to treating their animals themselves. There are several negative aspects to this, including poor treatment outcomes, misuse of veterinary drugs and ...
Ayodele O Majekodunmi, Christopher Idehen, Susan C Welburn   +2 more
exaly   +8 more sources

Access barriers to healthcare services among the Fulani population in Ghana: a qualitative study in the Sissala East Municipality [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background Access to healthcare services is at the center of every health system. Research to understand access to healthcare services for the Fulani in Ghana is limited.
Richard Abeiku Bonney, Daniel Opoku, Kofi Akohene Mensah, John Humphrey Amuasi, Ebenezer Dassah, Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe, Ruth Waitzberg   +6 more
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Laying performance, hatching egg characteristics, chick quality, and early growth of three indigenous chicken ecotypes in Benin under intensive management [PDF]

Poultry Science
Limited knowledge of the reproductive performance of indigenous chicken breeds hinders the development of sustainable strategies for improving traditional poultry farming, a vital livelihood for rural populations in developing countries.
Mariette Zaccaria Houngbo, Bossima Ivan Koura, O. Emmanuel Oke, Boya André Aboh   +3 more
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Factors Associated With Insecticide‐Treated Bed Net Possession and Utilization in Malaria Prevention Among Fulani Pregnant Women in the Savannah Hinterlands of Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background and Aim Malaria poses a major threat to pregnant women in Ghana, especially among marginalized nomadic Fulani communities. This study examined factors influencing insecticide‐treated net (ITN) ownership and use among Fulani pregnant women in ...
Yula Salifu, Joseph Lasong, Eleonora Bakintewune Wobi, Torjim Salifu, Bismark Nantomah, Gordon Dandeebo   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Religion and ethnicity interaction as a predictor of male fertility in Nigeria: Evidence from a national representative sample. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
High fertility constitutes a challenge to men's health conditions in Nigeria, a low-income country. Religion and ethnicity are central to the current Male Fertility (MF) level in Nigeria. This study determined the relationship between Male Fertility (MF)
Ayo Adebowale, Martin Palamuleni
doaj   +2 more sources

Impact of a Nomadic Pastoral Lifestyle on the Gut Microbiome in the Fulani Living in Nigeria

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
The co-evolution of the gut microbiota with its human host has revolutionized our current scientific viewpoint about the contribution of diet and lifestyle on human health.
Ayorinde O Afolayan, Funmilola A Ayeni, Christine Moissl-Eichinger   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

MOBILE PASTORALISM AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AMONG RURAL FULANI COMMUNITIES IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]

Analele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie, 2021
This study makes a spatial analysis of mobile pastoralism and socioeconomic problems among rural Fulani communities in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study assesses the socioeconomic characteristics of mobile
Raphael Abiodun OLAWEPO, Afolabi Monisola TUNDE, Nurudeen Adesola MALIK, Abdulrazaq Kamal DAUDU   +3 more
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Indigenous knowledge and community-based risk assessment of climate change among the Fulani Herder Community of Kpongu, North-Western Ghana

Journal of Water and Climate Change, 2021
Given rising concerns about climate change and development in Africa, this paper draws on Community Risk Assessment for mapping the risks of Fulani Herders to climate change in North-Western Ghana. Herder communities are seldom explored in climate change
Lambert Abatanie Napogbong, Maximillian Kolbe Domapielle, Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Action humanitaire, droit et culture des réfugiés peuls de l’Est-Cameroun : entre le souhaitable et le réalisable

إنسانيات, 2023
Family planning and the fight against early marriage policies in refugee sites often raise concerns. In this article, we do question the relevance of these policies, based on the theory of culture shock and the perception of the other, in relation to the
H. D. Kemgueu Fékou
doaj   +1 more source

Fulani in Ghana: Emerging Mission Possibilities and Approaches [PDF]

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 2020
The Fulani in Ghana for decades have largely remained unengaged in mission work. The factors that have hindered any meaningful engagement by the Church among this widely spread people group in West Africa are several and include the perennial farmer ...
Haruna Yussif Mogtari
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