Impact of Reducing Time Lived With Colostomies on Social Stigma Affecting Children With Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda
Adopting a 1-stage ARM repair for the select types, which avoids colostomy creation, significantly reduces the experience of stigma and ability to live without fear/abuse. Designing cheap reusable colostomy bags in LMIC settings and increasing access to colostomy appliances should be the goal.
Authors
- Sarah Ullrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4581-3289)
- Meera Kotagal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3327-381X)
- Ava Yap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4650-2845)
- Caleb Tuhumwire
- Felix Oyania (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4773-7790)
- Dan Poenaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6267-6140)
- Francis Bajunirwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1326-5230)
- Godfrey Zari Rukundo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-1426)
- Amy M. Shui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8243-6910)
- Caroline Q. Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6740-7222)
- Joseph Ngonzi
- Doruk Ozgediz
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12577
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- University of California, San Francisco
- Fogarty International Center
- Department of Surgery