Giving Back to the Elderly: Cross-Cultural Construction of Befitting Burial for the Dead in Nigeria

Azeez, Abolaji; Salami, Kabiru K.

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“…Similarly, there is evidence that the family support system is the provision of a befitting burial to the dead, especially death at old age, the last obligation of one's own children and relatives. 27 However, the greatest weakness of the family support system is that it is informal. While most Ghanaians are willing to take care of their aged parents, young people often complain of their financial inability to care for their aged relatives as much as they would wish.…”

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Exploring the type of social support available to aged male hypertensive clients in Ghana

Zufaa

Ndiok

Aboh

et al. 2022

Frontiers of Nursing

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Objective To explores the social support available to aged hypertensive male clients in a municipality in Ghana. Methods The inclusion criteria were as follows: age ≥60 years and are known hypertensive patients. Data were collected from 186 selected aged male hypertensive patients for 3 months. The questionnaire was self-developed and open-ended. The data were processed and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Some of the variables were subjected to statistical tests and ranks in the order of importance to respondents. The enrolled respondents were allowed to participate in the study after their informed consent was obtained. It was evident that respondents do not obtain much support or help in taking care of their condition. Results The result revealed that the repondents has no support to help take care of their condition as evident by the responses in the study. The scores on average mean for some variables are (AM = 2.25, SD = 0.381) more than the test value of 2.50. Some of these supports were on feeding support (M = 3.97, SD = 0.278, n = 186), health support (M = 2.87, SD = 0.167, n = 186), and cleaning support (M = 2.59, SD = 0.868, n = 186). Supports such as clothing, socialization, medication, washing, transportation, and financial support were lacking. Conclusions Based on the finding that certain forms of support were lacking, the study concludes that steps undertaken by the government, community, religious bodies, and family toward improving these supports can be of immense help for aged male hypertensive patients living in the Ejura-Sekyedumase municipality.

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Exploring the type of social support available to aged male hypertensive clients in Ghana

Zufaa

Ndiok

Aboh

et al. 2022

Frontiers of Nursing

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“…While cremation of the corpse is with the intention of reducing bodies to bone and ashes through burning, it has not formed part of the corpse management strategy in most African states (Omonisi, 2020), rather a burial, which is the placement of the corpse into the ground either with or without a coffin is the accepted practice in this respect (Chitando, 1999;Olomola, 1988;Ogbuagu, 1989;Daramola et al, 2014;Adeboye, 2016;Izunwa, 2016). Chitando (1999) attested to the fact that burial is the widely accepted approach in the management of a corpse, and it has been considered social instead of ritualistic (Azeez & Salami, 2018) and is often executed as an important funeral rite needed to ensure the right of dweller to a decent surrounding and which command respect for the dead.…”

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“…In Africa, the dead are not cut-off from society; instead, the populations live with their dead (Lee & Vaughan, 2008;Azeez & Salami, 2018;Park, 2020), and as such, the social world in Africa is made up of both the living and the dead (Lee & Vaughan, 2008;Azeez & Salami, 2018). In celebrating the dead, Ogbuagu (1989) reported the practice of expensive and lavish funerals in Southern Nigeria, while Park (2020) identified some of the burial rites availed the dead in West African states to include corpse bathing and cleaning, hand washing in a common bowl after touching the corpse and lying on the corpse.…”

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“…Ogu (1999) explained the use of the residence as housing for the dead. Azeez and Salami (2018) affirmed that the dead are buried within the family compound to avoid disconnection between the living and the dead. This is because the burial ground is considered the land of ancestors (Lee & Vaughan, 2008) and a gift for the elders' generation after generation (Azeez & Salami, 2018).…”

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“…Azeez and Salami (2018) affirmed that the dead are buried within the family compound to avoid disconnection between the living and the dead. This is because the burial ground is considered the land of ancestors (Lee & Vaughan, 2008) and a gift for the elders' generation after generation (Azeez & Salami, 2018). To be buried in residence or within the compound, there are conditions to be met by the dead to be interred.…”

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Public Health Implications of Government Negligence in Human Corpse Management in South-West of Nigeria

Adeforiti¹

2023

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The study examined the factors sustaining the practice of human corpse burial in residence in Nigeria, analyzed the implications of cemetery management on use for corpse interment in Nigeria, and reviewed the public health implications of residence burial in Nigeria. The research design was a case study, and data for the study were sourced from secondary materials. Information gathered was presented through thematic analyses. The study revealed that no law forbidding the interment of the dead in any part of the state, including residence. The only requirement is the consent of the government. It was also noted that there are three forms of the cemetery; community, private and public. Hence, while the public and community cemeteries are poorly managed, the private is expensive and meant for the rich. The study noted that the public health implication of residence burial includes contamination of well, water sources available to residents, and also catalysis for community transmission of contagious infection, including covid-19. The study concluded that the issues of poor administration in the public cemetery and huge costs in the private cemetery could be responsible for home interment since the law does not prohibit the act. The practice of residence burial has evidently been impacting public health ranging from water contamination to the spread of contagious infections, including Covid-19.

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Giving Back to the Elderly: Cross-Cultural Construction of Befitting Burial for the Dead in Nigeria

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Exploring the type of social support available to aged male hypertensive clients in Ghana

Exploring the type of social support available to aged male hypertensive clients in Ghana

Public Health Implications of Government Negligence in Human Corpse Management in South-West of Nigeria

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