Gender Influences Access to Surgical Care in Children With Peritonitis in Afghanistan.

Fazli, Mohammad Rafi; Faqiri, Sayed Azim; Evans, Stephen; Beasley, Spencer; Attarpoor, Baryali; Kiani, Behyar · World J Surg · 2026

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Abstract

Peritonitis remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where delayed access to emergency surgical care contributes to adverse outcomes. Recent systematic and scoping reviews have reported sex-related differences in children's access to surgical care across LMICs, although evidence from Afghanistan remains scarce.