BACKGROUND:     To determine if gender inequities exist in Latin America in regard to @entity231 surgery. DESIGN:     Meta-analysis. @entity1 :     Total of 38,992 subjects participating in epidemiological surveys; summary measures were used (not @entity1 -level data). METHODS:     A literature search and knowledge of rapid assessment of @entity231 surgical services/rapid assessment of avoidable @entity1939 studies carried out in Latin America found 11 studies with complete @entity231 surgical coverage (CSC) data. Using summary original study data, a meta-analysis (random effects model) was conducted to analyse the differences in CSC between males and females. Results were adjusted for design effect. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:     Odds ratio (OR) of receiving @entity231 surgery comparing @entity1 with @entity1 . RESULTS:     CSC with a visual acuity (VA) <3/60 on an eye basis showed a non-statistically significant OR of 1.01 (95% confidence intervals [CI]: 0.86-1.18) for @entity1 receiving @entity231 surgery in comparison with @entity1 . For VA   <   6/18, a non-statistically significant OR of 0.94 (95% CI: 0.83-1.07) was obtained for @entity1 receiving @entity231 surgery. On a @entity1 basis at a VA of <3/60 and <6/18, non-statistically significant ORs of 1.12 (95% CI: 0.78-1.63) and 0.94 (95% CI: 0.77-1.15) were obtained for @entity1 receiving @entity231 surgery, respectively. Statistical heterogeneity was 0% (I(2) statistic), except for results at a VA of <3/60 on a @entity1 basis (I(2) =   30%). CONCLUSIONS:     In the Latin American countries in which CSC was assessed, gender does not appear to be a significant factor in receiving @entity231 surgery. However, more data are required to confirm these results.

Do gender inequities exist in XXXX surgical coverage? Meta-analysis in Latin America.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['men', 'women', 'patient', 'person', 'PARTICIPANTS'] @entity1939 :: ('MESH:D001766', 'Disease') :: ['blindness'] @entity231 :: ('MESH:D002386', 'Disease') :: ['cataract']
@entity231 :: (MESH:D002386,Disease) :: ['cataract']
