Co-developing research for inguinal hernia repair in Ghana

Community engagement in Ghana

Authors

  • Stephen Tabiri School of Medicine, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box TL 1350, Tamale, Ghana
  • Napoleon Sam School of Medicine, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box TL 1350, Tamale, Ghana
  • Ebenezer Amofa School of Medicine, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box TL 1350, Tamale, Ghana

Keywords:

Global surgery, inguinal hernia

Abstract

The first meeting was at Gurugu, Sagnarigu Municipality, Ghana on 15th November, 2022 with stakeholders that included patients who had hernia repair within the previous 30 days: 10 patients, one patient’s partner, two surgeons, a translator and the Hub Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) lead. They found the questions appropriate and wanted them expanded to address when they could resume sexual activity, return to farming, eating staple foods,and how to manage scrotal swelling. There was a consensus that a picture on a poster with adequate exposure, from navel to mid-thigh, could be interpreted by both literate and illiterate persons. They proposed that the phallus should be covered.

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Published

23-05-2024

How to Cite

Tabiri, S., Sam, N., & Amofa, E. (2024). Co-developing research for inguinal hernia repair in Ghana: Community engagement in Ghana. Impact Surgery, 1(3), 98–99. Retrieved from https://impact-surgery.org/index.php/pub/article/view/68

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Community Engagement