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  • Global Health
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Epidemiology

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  • Surgical services for children are scarce in resource-limited settings.
  • Understanding the prevalence of pediatric surgical disease is crucial for service development.
  • Existing data on the burden of untreated pediatric surgical conditions is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the magnitude of surgical disease in the pediatric population in Rwanda.
  • To characterize the prevalence of treatable surgical conditions in children at a community level.
  • To provide population-level data for planning pediatric surgical interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Nationwide cross-sectional cluster-based population survey conducted in Rwanda.
  • Verbal questionnaire assessing congenital, acquired, malignant, and injury-related surgical conditions.
  • Descriptive statistics and univariate analysis applied to pediatric responses.

Main Results:

  • Survey included 1626 households (3175 individuals) with a 99% response rate.
  • Children under 18 constituted 51.1% of the surveyed population.
  • An estimated 6.3% of Rwandan children (341,164 individuals) have a treatable surgical condition, representing 50.5% of the total surgical need.

Conclusions:

  • The study reveals a substantial burden of treatable surgical conditions among children in Rwanda.
  • Results indicate a significant need for enhanced pediatric surgical education and resources.
  • Findings support the development of collaborative local training programs for pediatric surgery.