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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Need for paediatric surgery care in an urban area of The Gambia
Tropical Doctor, Volume 33, No. 2, Year 2003
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The report evaluates the need for paediatric surgical care in an urban area of sub-Saharan Africa. Seven hundred and forty-one children were treated for surgical problems from January through December 1997. The most common surgical problems were injuries (67.1%), congenital anomalies (15.0%) and surgical infections (6.7%). Forty-six per cent of children presenting with a surgical problem required a surgical procedure, 68.2% of which were classified as minor. The annual presentation rate for all surgical conditions was 543 per 10 000 children aged 0–14 years. The estimated cumulative risk for all surgical conditions is 85.4% by age 15 years. Our data suggest surgical diseases commonly affect children living in Banjul. Surgical care should be an essential component of child health programmes in developing countries. © 2003, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bickler, Stephen W.
Gambia, Banjul
Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Gambia
United States, San Diego
Ucsd Medical Center-hillcrest
Telfer, Michelle L.
Gambia
United States Peace Corps
Sanno-Duanda, Boto
Gambia, Banjul
Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Gambia
Statistics
Citations: 61
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/004947550303300212
ISSN:
00494755
e-ISSN:
17581133
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Violence And Injury
Study Locations
Gambia