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Systematic review reveals gender differences in surgical care access for children with peritonitis in Afghanistan, highlighting a critical health disparity.
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.
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