A qualitative assessment of the benefits and challenges of international neurosurgical teaching collaboration in Ethiopia.

Objective: To explore the perspectives of Ethiopian and international neurosurgeons on the development of a sustainable academic neurosurgery teaching unit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Methods: A qualitative case study methodology was employed.

Results: Ethiopian and international surgeons describe a rewarding cross-cultural experience.

Attitudes toward neurosurgery in a low-income country: a qualitative study.

Objective: To adapt a study exploring the needs of neurosurgery patients in a tertiary care hospital in Canada to examine, for the first time, the perspectives of neurosurgery patients in a low-income country with limited health care resources.

Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 25 neurosurgery patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Interviews were conducted in Amharic or Oromo, translated into English, and subjected to modified thematic analysis.