Open AccessDefining the Need for Dermatologic Surgery Global Health in an Afro-Caribbean Country
Author(s) -
Nicole Ufkes,
Audrey A. Jacobsen,
Doris J. Joseph,
C. N. L. Macpherson,
Satesh Bidaisee,
Maryjane deGuzman,
John Strasswimmer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dermatologic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.659
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1524-4725
pISSN - 1076-0512
DOI - 10.1097/dss.0000000000002684
Subject(s) - afro caribbean , skin cancer , medicine , dermatologic surgery , caribbean island , caribbean region , health care , family medicine , dermatology , cancer , latin americans , economic growth , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , political science , law , economics , biology
Dermatologic surgery services are largely absent in Africa and in Afro-Caribbean counties. In the USA, studies of people of African ancestry have demonstrated health care gaps, but there are no data for Africa nor a Afro-Caribbean country. Dermatology surgery has been largely absent from global health because there are few data to demonstrate the need. We sought to determine skin cancer tumor types, and local knowledge and perception in an Afro-Caribbean country.