Prevalence of surgically correctable conditions among children in a mixed urban-rural community in Nigeria using the SOSAS survey tool: Implications for paediatric surgical capacity-building.

Prevalence of surgically correctable conditions among children in a mixed urban-rural community in Nigeria using the SOSAS survey tool: Implications for paediatric surgical capacity-building.

<h4>Background</h4>In many low- and middle-income countries, data on the prevalence of surgical diseases have been derived primarily from hospital-based studies, which may lead to an underestimation of disease burden within the community. Community-based prevalence studies may provide be...

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Main Authors: Adesoji O Ademuyiwa, Tinuola O Odugbemi, Christopher O Bode, Olumide A Elebute, Felix M Alakaloko, Eyitayo O Alabi, Olufemi Bankole, Oluwaseun Ladipo-Ajayi, Justina O Seyi-Olajide, Babasola Okusanya, Ogechi Abazie, Iyabo Y Ademuyiwa, Amanda Onwuka, Tu Tran, Ayomide Makanjuola, Shailvi Gupta, Riinu Ots, Ewen M Harrison, Dan Poenaru, Benedict C Nwomeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223423

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