Open AccessThe Influence of Living in Rural Areas on the Evolution and Management of Pediatric Ovarian Cystic Lesions: A Retrospective Study on a Cohort from South Eastern Romania
Author(s) -
Ioana Anca Ștefanopol,
Liliana Baroiu,
Sergiu Chirilă,
Magdalena Miulescu,
Lucreţia Anghel,
Luiza Nechita,
Ciprian Dinu,
Victoriţa Ştefănescu,
Carmen Bobeică,
Alexandru Nechifor,
Alin Laurenţiu Tatu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s368202
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , socioeconomic status , rural area , pediatrics , statistical significance , demography , cohort , population , environmental health , pathology , physics , sociology , optics
The incidence of ovarian cystic lesions (OCLs) in pediatric patients has been increasing in recent years. An early diagnosis is mandatory for a favourable prognosis but it depends on the primary medical care services and on the socioeconomic status of the patient. The present study aims at assessing the prevalence and the age-specific frequencies of pediatric OCLs, as well as identifying disparities between subjects in the urban and the rural areas, in order to explore the extent to which OCLs occurrence, diagnosis, evolution and treatment differ in the case of patients living in rural areas.