[Indigenous populations from Peru].

The Roots and Repercussions of Educational Inequality on the Indigenous Populations of Peru

52 • Fall/Winter 2008 The inequality of the Peruvian educational system is not only rooted in economic inequality, but also in the indigenous, non-indigenous divide. Based on quantitative regression analyses and a qualitative examination of bilingual education, this paper finds that the marginalization of indigenous in Peru is correlated with low allocation of educational resources to the indig...

Examining Women’s Health Issues Among Quechua Speakers in Peru

Introduction With a population of around 2.5 million, the Quechua of South America are the largest of any indigenous peoples in the Americas today. Quechua is an indigenous language derived from the Incans, and is the second most common language in Peru. According to the 2007 National Census, the number of Quechua speakers in Peru is estimated at over 3 million, approximately 13% of the total p...

Genetic Analysis of Nigerian Indigenous Goat Populations Using Microsattelite Markers

This study was conducted to determine the genetic relationships among and population history of four Nigerian indigenous goat populations. A total of 200 goats from three breeds namely Sahel (60), Red Sokoto (60), West-African dwarf (60) and Kano Brown, a strain (20), were used for the study. Tissue samples were collected from the ear of animals using an Allflex® ear punch tissue sample collect...

The Genetic History of Indigenous Populations of the Peruvian and Bolivian Altiplano: The Legacy of the Uros

The Altiplano region of the South American Andes is marked by an inhospitable climate to which the autochthonous human populations adapted and then developed great ancient civilizations, such as the Tiwanaku culture and the Inca Empire. Since pre-Columbian times, different rulers established themselves around the Titicaca and Poopo Lakes. By the time of the arrival of Spaniards, Aymara and Quec...

Risk factors for HTLV-II infection in Peruvian men who have sex with men.

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-II (HTLV-II) infection is endemic in indigenous groups in the Americas and injection drug users (IDUs) worldwide. In Peru, HTLV-II infection was previously identified in two indigenous Amazonians. We examined risk factors for HTLV-II infection in 2,703 Peruvian men who have sex with men (MSM): 35 (1.3%) were HTLV-II positive. HTLV-II infection was associated...

Peer effects and the indigenous/ non‐indigenous early test‐score gap in Peru