Unmet Surgical Need among Adults in A Mixed Urban-Rural Community in Nigeria: A Survey of 1,993 Adults Using the Sosas Survey Tool.
O B BankoleA MakanjuolaE O AlabiT O OdugbemiO AbazieI Y AdemuyiwaB OkusanyaA OnwukaE R SmithT TranS GuptaR OtsE M HarrisonD PoenaruO A ElebuteJ O Seyi-OlajideO Ladipo-AjayiF M AlakalokoC O BodeB N NwomehA O AdemuyiwaPublished in: West African journal of medicine (2024)
The most common surgical complaints in our setting among adults were acquired conditions of the extremities and open wounds/sores. With an estimated population of 90 million adults and approximately 1,200 orthopaedic and general surgeons respectively, the surgeon-to-affected population ratio is 1:10,000. There is a large gap to be filled in terms of surgical manpower development.