Addressing gastrointestinal disorders in rural Ethiopia: Success of a weekend outreach colonoscopy service

Figure 1 Map illustrating zonal distribution. A: Patients attending outreach colonoscopy service; B: Percentage of major colonoscopic findings at Jimma Awetu Hospital, in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia 2019-2024. JAH: Jimma Awetu Hospital; CRC: Colorectal cancer; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.

Figure 2 Indications for colonoscopy procedures among patients attending weekend outreach services in Southwest Ethiopia (2019-2024). +: It indicates patients had more than one symptom but only the chief complaint is taken to simplify analysis. CRC: Colorectal cancer; GI: Gastrointestinal.

Figure 3  Colonoscopic findings among 1612 patients evaluated at outreach services in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia (2019-2024).

Figure 4 Annual trends of major colonoscopy findings at Jimma outreach services in Southwest Ethiopia (2019-2024). CRC: Colorectal cancer; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.

Figure 5 Histological diagnoses of 945 colonoscopic biopsy specimens at the Jimma Awetu Hospital outreach colonoscopy service (2019-2024). IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease; CD: Crohn’s disease; UC: Ulcerative colitis.

Figure 6 Percentage of patients with major colonoscopic diagnosis compared with other centers. CRC: Colorectal cancer; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease; ET: Ethiopia.