Table 1 Demographic characteristics, presence of unmet surgical conditions in school-aged children interviewed in SOSAS, stratified by regions of Uganda
| Â | Â | Uganda Regions | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Total (n = 1082) | Central (n = 235) | Eastern (n = 280) | Western (n = 237) | Northern (n = 330) |  |
Demographic characteristics | n (%) Median (IQR) | n (%) Median (IQR) | n (%) Median (IQR) | n (%) Median (IQR) | n (%) Median (IQR) | p-value |
Age (years) | ||||||
 Median (IQR) | 9.5 (7.1, 12.0) | 9.6 (7.1, 12.2) | 9.1 (7.0, 11.8) | 9.9 (7.5, 12.6) | 9.3 (7.2, 11.7) | – |
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 518 (48.5) | 109 (45.9) | 151 (55.3) | 145 (44.8) | 113 (48.2) | 0.04 |
 Female | 564 (51.5) | 126 (54.1) | 129 (44.8) | 185 (55.2) | 124 (51.8) |  |
Village type | ||||||
 Rural | 880 (81.5) | 198 (82.0) | 221 (81.3) | 264 (80.2) | 197 (82.6) | 0.13 |
 Urban | 202 (18.5) | 37 (18.0) | 59 (18.7) | 66 (19.8) | 40 (17.4) |  |
Healthy in the past 12Â months | ||||||
 Yes | 974 (89.7) | 216 (90.2) | 254 (91.5) | 296 (89.6) | 208 (87.3) | 0.31 |
 No | 108 (10.2) | 19 (9.8) | 26 (8.5) | 34 (10.5) | 29 (12.7) |  |
Surgical needs | % | % | % | % | % | p-value |
 Injuries, acquired/ congenital deformity | 6.2 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 8.8 | 0.45 |