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dc.contributor.authorTabiri, S.-
dc.contributor.authorYenli, E. M. T.-
dc.contributor.authorGyamfi, F. E.-
dc.contributor.authorJalali, A.-
dc.contributor.authorNelson, R. E.-
dc.contributor.authorPrice, R. R.-
dc.contributor.authorKatz, M. G.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-09T09:43:33Z-
dc.date.available2023-02-09T09:43:33Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.issn1095-8673-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3877-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Despite the recognition that inguinal hernia (IH) repair is cost-effective, repair rates in low- and middle-income countries remain low. Estimated use of mesh in low- and middle-income countries also remains low despite publications about low-cost, noncom mercial mesh. The purpose of our study was to assess the current state of IH repair in the northern and transitional zone of Ghana. Materials and methods: A retrospective review of surgical case logs of IH repairs from 2013 to 2017 in 41 hospitals was performed. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine predictors of mesh use. Results: Eight thousand eighty male patients underwent IH repair. The range of IH repair in each region was 96 to 295 (overall 123) per 100,000 population. Most cases were performed at district hospitals (84%) and repaired nonurgently (93%) by nonsurgeon physicians (66%). Suture repair was most common (85%) although mesh was used in 15%. The strongest predictor of mesh use was when a surgeon performed surgery (odds ratio [OR] 3.13, P <0.001), followed by surgery being performed in a teaching hospital (OR 2.31, P <0.001). Repair at a regional hospital was a negative predictor of mesh use (OR 0.08, P =0.001). Conclusions: Most IH repairs are performed in district hospitals, by nonsurgeon physicians, and without mesh. Rates of repair and the use of mesh are higher than previous estimates in Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa but not as high as high-income countries.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 230;-
dc.subjectInguinal hernia repairen_US
dc.subjectGroin hernia repairen_US
dc.subjectHernia meshen_US
dc.subjectNoncommercial hernia meshen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectGlobal surgeryen_US
dc.titleTHE USE OF MESH FOR INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR IN NORTHERN GHANAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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