Studies on DNA Molecules in Identification of Unclaimed or Missing Dead Bodies Presumed Death in Western Kenya Utilizing Physical Comparison Standards | Chapter 2 | Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 1

 Medico-legal services serve as a benchmark for health determinants and provide integrated services for health criminal justice support. Medical-legal investigations are diverse and necessitate the experience of diverse teams of qualified practitioners from numerous professions. Unclaimed bodies or missing dead persons (UCBOMDPs) occur in about 44 million cases worldwide each year, with 88 percent of these cases occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa. UCBOMDPs from road traffic accidents account for 30% and 10% of all UCBOMDPs in Kenya and western Kenya, respectively. 80% of these UCBOMDPs are linked to inadequate availability to inexpensive quality comparison tests for identifications, which is ascribed to the increased prevalence of UCBOMDPs. In population health, the prevalence of health and occupational dangers is high. By quantifying demographic data and determining DNA finger prints and chemical testing (electrophoresis) using reference standards, the current researches intended to detect UCBOMDPs from public mortuaries. Purposive and saturation sampling were used to obtain data from 235 respondents in exploratory and cross-sectional studies. Finger print forms, structured questionnaires, focus group discussions (FGDs), observations, and key informant interviews (KII) guides were used to collect data. Statistical conclusions and content analysis have been examined. According to the findings, 94 percent of mortuary service providers in tier 4 were male primary and secondary school dropouts working on contract jobs with limited access to quality mortuary science services, as opposed to female and male counterparts working in tiers 5 and 6 mortuary facilities on permanent and trained positions. The rate of gross infection in public mortuaries and the amount of traffic had a substantial impact, according to OD (2.2, 0.44). The number of males admitted as UCBOMDPs was high due to their gender. OD (8.3, 0.12), RR (0.33), 95 percent CI (1.23, 1.02), significance were linked to males purposefully leaving IDs in households due to identity theft. Due to high prices, processes, DNA quantification reagents, and next of kin sampling for comparisons, Dactylography was significantly more used than the electrophoresis method, P value (0.67), OD (4.8, 1.3). In order to build subsidized functional DNA chemical structures, there is a need for quality service advocacy in the Department of Forensic Pathology.

Author (s) Details

Maurice B. Silali
Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine Maseno University, Kenya.

W. Odero
Department of Family Medicine, Maseno University, Kenya.

E. Rogena
Department of Anatomic Pathology, School of Medicine, Jomo Kenyata University of Science and Technology, Kenya.

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