Research Article
Improving Surgical Access in Rural Africa through a Surgical Camp Model
Table 3
Procedure per population rates, campsite in Uganda, 2013.
| Site | Catchment population (2010/11 estimates) | Category and number of procedures | Procedure: per 100,000 of population | Procedure | Number |
| Amuria | 315,900 | Hernia | 13 | 1 : 4.1 | Hydrocele | 26 | 1 : 8.2 | Goiter | 0 | — |
| Kaberamaido | 195,400 | Hernia | 18 | 1 : 9.2 | Hydrocele | 25 | 1 : 12.8 | Goiter | 0 | — |
| Katakwi | 153,600 | Hernia | 10 | 1 : 6.5 | Hydrocele | 24 | 1 : 15.6 | Goiter | 8 | 1 : 5.2 |
| Serere | 176,500 | Hernia | 45 | 1 : 25.5 | Hydrocele | 10 | 1 : 5.7 | Goiter | 13 | 1 : 7.4 |
| Ngora | 101,900 | Hernia | 18 | 1 : 17.7 | Hydrocele | 6 | 1 : 5.9 | Goiter | 10 | 1 : 9.8 |
| Kumi and Aturur | 13,000 | Hernia | 19 | 1 : 146 | Hydrocele | 15 | 1 : 115 | Goiter | 9 | 1 : 69 |
| Soroti | 241,200 | Hernia | 20 | 1 : 8.3 | Hydrocele | 6 | 1 : 2.5 | Goiter | 15 | 1 : 9.9 |
| Overall | 1,197,500 | Hernia | 147 | 1 : 12.5 | Hydrocele | 112 | 1 : 10 | Goiter | 35 | 1 : 2.9 |
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2002 population census estimates.
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