Formal body bequest program in Nigerian medical schools: When do we start?

Akinola, Oluwole Busayo

doi:10.1002/ase.226

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“…While most anatomists desire ethical consent with regards to body acquisition, difficulties to reach this level fully are still being experienced in many developing countries (Gangata, ; Quiroga‐Garza et al, ). In Nigeria, there are no state or federal laws to support donation programs (Akinola, ). In Brazil, India and China, low body donor numbers have been a challenge to anatomical training (da Rocha et al, ; Rokade and Bahetee, ; Zhang and Ding, ).…”

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Making the Ethical Transition in South Africa: Acquiring Human Bodies for Training in Anatomy

Kramer

Hutchinson

Brits

et al. 2018

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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While dissection remains the method of choice for teaching human anatomy, ethical requirements for obtaining cadavers has made the process of acquiring human bodies more strenuous for institutions. In Africa and at the School of Anatomical Sciences in South Africa, dependence on unclaimed bodies has been prevalent. The aim of the present study was to determine whether more rigorous application of ethical consent has altered the provenance of the cadavers in the School of Anatomical Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand. The numbers of bequeathed/donated/unclaimed cadavers received over the period 2013-2017, as well as their sex and population affinity were analyzed. The majority (96.8%) of the cadavers dissected over the period were from bequests/donations. Marginally more females than males were available. In addition, the population affinity of the cadavers had changed from a majority of South African African (unclaimed) bodies to a majority of South African White (bequest/donated) bodies. The study shows that even with ethical constraints it is possible to transition from the use of mainly unclaimed bodies to the acquisition of bequeathed/donor bodies. However, there may be challenges in relation to anatomical collections in the School as few of the bequest/donated cadavers remain in the School to be added to the collections. These changes also affect the demographics of the Schools' collections. Anat Sci Educ 00: 000-000. © 2018 American Association of Anatomists.

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Making the Ethical Transition in South Africa: Acquiring Human Bodies for Training in Anatomy

Kramer

Hutchinson

Brits

et al. 2018

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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“…Ironically, the high level of awareness of body donation practices among Nigerian anatomists has not been translated into any action; among the 14 federal, state, and private universities represented by respondents in this study (representing over 40% of the approved medical schools in Nigeria), not a single one was running a body donation program, and only 4.4% have been involved in body donation campaigns. Akinola (2011) commented that the concept of voluntary body donation is alien to Nigerian society. The present study not only confirms this, but also notes that this estrangement is not just among the general society, but the anatomy teachers as well.…”

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“…Presently, Nigeria does not have equivalent laws like the Human Tissue Act, Human Organ Transplant Act, Uniform Anatomy Gift Act, and Human Tissue Gift Act (Nwabueze, 2007). Most aspects of Nigerian Customary laws, the Coroner's Act, birth, death and burial laws, mortuary traditions, and philosophy are counterproductive to the interest of scientific research and body bequest programs (Nwabueze, 2007;Akinola, 2011). The Nigerian Anatomy Act and the Nigerian customary law vest the ownership of a person and the dead body to his or her family.…”

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Dissecting the dissectors: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of body bequests by Nigerian anatomists

Anyanwu

Obikili

2012

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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Anatomy education in most African countries is limited by an insufficient number of cadavers for students to undertake dissection. This already significant shortage is exacerbated by an increasing number of medical schools and students. Virtual dissections are impractical in alleviating such a shortfall in African anatomy education, and further cadaver supply is challenged by unethical and dubious sources. This study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of whole body and organ donation by Nigerian anatomists with the aim of finding solutions to the problems associated with the availability of cadavers in Nigerian medical schools. Out of 46 anatomists that participated in the survey, only 23.9% would consider donating their whole bodies and 60.9% their organs. More than 95% of respondents did not believe that body bequests could become the sole source of cadavers for anatomic dissection in Nigeria. Age and gender were not statistically significant in the choice of being a body or organ donor. The unacceptability to one's family members regarding body donation was the major reason for respondents' unwillingness to make a whole body donation. None of the 14 medical schools sampled in this study have yet instituted a body registration and donation program. The anatomists showed a high level of knowledge and awareness of body bequest programs, which were not reflected by their attitudes and practice. The authors recommend proactive measures aimed at improving the perception and attitudes of Nigerian anatomists.

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“…Presently, the major source of anatomical material comes from unclaimed bodies collected from hospital mortuaries [14] and this is competed for between the old medical colleges as well as the newer private medical schools. This has necessitated some institutions of higher learning switching over to the use of virtual cadavers [15].…”

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The Awareness of Medical Students in Nigerian Universities about the Use of Plastinated Specimens for Anatomical Studies

Azu¹,

Peter²,

Etuknwa³

et al. 2012

Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

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Over the past decade, the role of anatomical teaching in the undergraduate medical curriculum has changed considerably. At some medical schools, active dissection of cadaveric specimens is gradually being replaced by prosection-based methods and other resources such as e-learning, use of plastinated materials and models. Academic faculties in some of our medical schools are recently obtaining necessary skills in plastination technology which would aid in the future production and usage of plastinated prosections. The latter would be used as adjunct to wet cadaveric specimens in undergraduate anatomy teaching. The aim of this study was to examine students' views on the use of plastinated prosections for their anatomical learning. This was a cross-sectional study using questionnaires and focus group for data collection. The questionnaire was completed by 280 undergraduate medical and anatomy students out of 300 (response rate 93%). The majority of students (70%) have never heard of plastination before while 40 % of the remainder heard through the internet. Also, 94.29% rated plastinated prosections as a valuable resource for their anatomical learning and would want to learn about the technique. While 75% of respondents felt that students would benefit immensely from plastinated prosections, more than 78% said it should be used alongside other cadaveric materials. We conclude that plastinated prosections are an adequate resource for the early stages of undergraduate training, but that the learning experience may be further enhanced by providing opportunity for the study of wet cadaveric material.

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Formal body bequest program in Nigerian medical schools: When do we start?

Cited by 32 publications

References 26 publications

Making the Ethical Transition in South Africa: Acquiring Human Bodies for Training in Anatomy

Making the Ethical Transition in South Africa: Acquiring Human Bodies for Training in Anatomy

Dissecting the dissectors: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of body bequests by Nigerian anatomists

The Awareness of Medical Students in Nigerian Universities about the Use of Plastinated Specimens for Anatomical Studies

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