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Table 2 Health status, surgical problems, and anatomical locations

From: Prevalence of pediatric surgical problems among east African refugees: estimates from a cross-sectional survey using random cluster sampling

 

Total

N = 1,658

Are you generally healthy?

 Yes

1,398 (85.1%)

 No

244 (14.9%)

Have you ever been to the clinic or hospital in the camp?

 Yes

1,524/(91.9%)

 No

134 ( 8.1%)

Sick within the last year?

 Yes

982/1,656 (59.3%)

 No

674/1,656 (40.7%)

Time ill (weeks), median (IQR)a

2 (1–3)

Number of visits to health center, median (IQR)a

2 (1–3)

Recovered from illness?a

 Yes

838 (85.6%)

 No

141 (14.4%)

Surgical/Anatomical Area

Face/Head/Neck

247 (15.0%)

Chest/Breast

33 ( 2.0%)

Back

25 ( 1.5%)

Abdomen

99 ( 6.0%)

Groin

75 ( 4.5%)

Extremities

182 (11.0%)

Any surgical problem

513 (30.9%)

Ongoing Problemb

280(54.6%)

  1. aDenominator is among those who reported being sick within the last year
  2. bDenominator for ongoing surgical problem is among those who reported history of presence of any surgical problem (n = 513)