Table 1.
Host participant demographics
| All (N = 43) n (%) |
Faculty (N = 11) n (%) |
Trainees (N = 19) n (%) |
Other (N = 13) n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years, Median (IQR) | 30.0 (26.5–35.5) | 38.0 (35.5–40.0) | 31.0 (29.0–33.5) | 25.0 (25.0–26.0) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 31 (72.1%) | 9 (81.8%) | 17 (89.5%) | 5 (38.5%) |
| Female | 12 (27.9%) | 2 (18.2%) | 2 (10.5%) | 8 (61.5%) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 20 (46.5%) | 10 (90.9%) | 10 (52.6%) | – |
| Single | 23 (53.5%) | 1 (9.1%) | 9 (47.4%) | 13 (100.0%) |
| Race | ||||
| Black/African | 41 (95.3%) | 9 (81.8%) | 19 (100.0%) | 13 (100.0%) |
| White/Caucasian | 2 (4.7%) | 2 (18.2%) | – | – |
| Home Country | ||||
| Kenya | 31 (72.1%) | 8 (72.7%) | 11 (57.9%) | 12 (92.3%) |
| Other African Country* | 9 (20.9%) | – | 8 (42.1%) | 1 (7.7%) |
| Non-African Country** | 3 (7.0%) | 3 (27.3%) | – | – |
| Total languages spoken per person (mean ± SD) | 3.5 ± 1.0 | 2.9 ± 0.8 | 3.9 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 0.8 |
| Common languages† | ||||
| English | 43 (100.0%) | 11 (100.0%) | 19 (100.0%) | 13 (100.0%) |
| French | 11 (25.6%) | 1 (9.1%) | 6 (31.6%) | 4 (30.8%) |
| Kikuyu | 13 (30.2%) | 4 (36.4%) | 5 (26.3%) | 4 (30.8%) |
| Luhya | 5 (11.6%) | 2 (18.2%) | 1 (5.3%) | 2 (15.4%) |
| Luo | 5 (11.6%) | – | 4 (21.1%) | 1 (7.7%) |
| Swahili (Kiswahili) | 41 (95.3%) | 11 (100.0%) | 17 (89.5%) | 13 (100.0%) |
| Surgical specialty†† | ||||
| General surgery | 13 (43.3%) | 6 (54.5%) | 7 (36.8%) | – |
| Head and neck surgery | 1 (3.3%) | 1 (9.1%) | – | – |
| Orthopedic surgery | 12 (40.0%) | 3 (27.3%) | 9 (47.4%) | – |
| Pediatric surgery | 4 (13.3%) | 1 (9.1%) | 3 (15.8%) | – |
| Plastic surgery | 1 (3.3%) | 1 (9.1%) | – | 1 (7.7%) |
| Urology | 2 (6.7%) | 2 (18.2%) | – | – |
*Other African countries included Congo (n = 2), Botswana (n = 1), Burundi (n = 1), Gambia (n = 1), Rwanda, (n = 1), South Sudan (n = 1), Tanzania (n = 1), and Uganda (n = 1)
**Non-African countries included the United States (n = 2) and Canada (n = 1)
†Other languages spoken by host participants included Kamba (n = 4), Sheng (n = 4), Kinyarwanda (n = 2), Meru (n = 2), Spanish (n = 2), Dinka (n = 1), Fulani (n = 1), German (n = 1), Hausa (n = 1), Jola (n = 1), Kalenjin (n = 1), Kirundi (n = 1), Kissi (n = 1), Lingala (n = 1), Luganda (n = 1), Mandinka (n = 1), Mandjaque (n = 1), Runyankore (n = 1), Russian (n = 1), Somali (n = 1), Tswana (n = 1), and Wolof (n = 1)
††Three surgical faculty identified more than one surgical specialty: General Surgery and Head and Neck Surgery (n = 1), General Surgery and Urology (n = 2)