FACIAL MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF ADULT HAUSA MALE TAXI AND TRICYCLE DRIVERS IN KANO, NIGERIA

Human faces contain several cues, for example, identity, emotional expression, age, gender, ethnicity, attractiveness, personality traits and many more. The aim of this study was to determine the facial parameters in the population of Hausa Male taxi and tricycle drivers in Kano, Nigeria and to compare them with those determined in earlier studies in different populations. Four hundred (402) subjects were selected from the two association in Kano state, Tsaya da Kafarka Taxi Drivers Association and Tricycle Operators Association Kano (TOAKAN), using random sampling methods, with the age range of the participants between 18-50 years and Those with facial deformities or craniofacial trauma, surgery, and congenital facial abnormalities were excluded from the study. Photographic methods were used to capture the face. The data were expressed as mean ± SD, frequency, and percentages. It was observed that facial height (tr_gn) was higher in the facial vertical dimensions than the rest with the mean value of 190.59 ±17.60mm, while the lower face width (go1_go2) was higher in the horizontal facial dimensions than the rest, with the mean value of 115.92±11.86mm. The right eye length (ex1_en1) was slightly lower (30.07±3.80mm) than the left (30.27±3.81mm). In conclusion the present study has established the baseline data of facial dimension of Hausa Male taxi and tricycle drivers in Kano, Nigeria.