Women Anesthesiologists in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Pre-COVID Era: A Multinational Demographic Study
Authors' conclusion
On average, in SSA, female medical graduates (36.9%), female anesthesiologists (24.9%), and female anesthesiology residents projected to graduate between 2018 and 2022 (25.2%) were underrepresented when compared to their male counterparts.
Study context
- Population
- Medical graduates and anesthesiologists in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), graduating 1998–202113 countries
- Exposure
- Representation of women among anesthesiologists vs medical graduates; East Africa vs West Africa/Central Africa
- Outcome
- Representation of women among graduating anesthesiologists and medical graduates
Methodological detailsquantitative, participatory, insider research, multinational, Data from academic or national health authorities and agencies; national coordinators were female anesthesiologists
- Quantitative, participatory, insider research
- Multinational
- Data from academic or national health authorities and agencies; national coordinators were female anesthesiologists
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Representation of women, SSA
Female medical graduates, 1998
29%
Female medical graduates, 2017
41%
Female anesthesiologists, average (inconsistent, lagged behind)
25%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Representation of female anesthesiologists, by region
Representation of female medical graduates, by region
Growth and gender disparity patterns, by region
- Different between West Africa/Central Africa and East Africa
Original publication
Women Anesthesiologists in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Pre-COVID Era: A Multinational Demographic Study. Anesth Analg. Published 1 February 2024. doi:10.
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