Global Surgery
In 2015, this group of experts compiled a list of global surgery indicators in order to measure the strength of the surgical system
What is the Lancet Commission of Global Surgery?
The system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination that was in place in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s
What is Apartheid?
The process of selecting a subset of individuals from a population to estimate characteristics of the whole population
What is sampling?
A study that looks at events that happened in the past
What is a retrospective study or audit?
The term for when no new findings emerge from the study participants
What is data saturation?
The number of people that cannot access surgery when they need it
What is 5 billion?
The first Black president of South Africa, who was elected in 1994 after the end of apartheid
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This type of data collection tool is usually standardised across hospitals and collects data in real time without an endpoint on a set of conditions. It is costly to maintain but can be used for quality improvement, monitoring and evaluation, and research
What is a registry?
A study that looks at numbers
What is a quantitative study?
This involves identifying a few initial participants who meet eligibility criteria and asking them to refer others who fit the requirements
What is snowballing sampling?
The city in which John Snow broke off the water pump handle to stop cholera
What is London?
This mountain overlooks Cape Town and is one of South Africa’s most famous landmarks
What is Table Mountain?
A data source that keeps record of operations done
What is a theatre logbook?
This type of study explores experiences, perceptions, or behaviors through non-numerical data such as interviews, focus groups, or observations, aiming to gain deep insights into a specific topic
What is a qualitative study?
A sampling technique where participants are intentionally selected with specific characteristics
What is purposive sampling?
The most common operation performed worldwide
What is cesarean section?
The year in which South Africa hosted the FIFA World Cup, becoming the first African nation to do so
What is 2010?
This sampling method gives each member of the population an equal chance of being selected, ensuring that the sample is unbiased
What is random sampling?
The type of study design the ASOS 2 study used
What is a cohort study?
Collecting data from 6 - 10 individuals at the same time
What is a focus group discussion?
The name of the non-functional abdominal organ that if infected, results in an emergency surgical condition in people of all ages
What is an appendix?
This language, derived from Dutch, is one of South Africa's 11 official languages and is widely spoken in the Western Cape
What is Afrikaans?
This type of sampling involves selecting individuals who are easiest to reach or readily available, often leading to potential bias in the results
What is convenience sampling?
This type of study collects data from a population or a representative subset at a specific point in time to assess the prevalence of an outcome or characteristic
What is a cross-sectional study?
A 1:1 in depth conversation to collect data
What is an interview?