Characteristics		Number	Percentage
Age	<5 years	35	76.09
Age	>5 years	11	23.91
Sex	Male	40	86.96%
Sex	Female	6	13.04
Place of origin	Bujumbura Town Hall	25	54.35%
Place of origin	Other Province	21	45.65
Occupation	Student	13	28.26
Occupation	Other and Pre-school age	33	71.74
Health care	CHUK	32	69.57
Health care	Other facilities	14	30.43
Clinic signs	Pain	46	100.00
	Nausea	45	97.83
	Vomiting	39	84.78
	Gas and stoppage of bowel movements	23	50.00
Type of hernia complication	Strangulation	37	80.43
Type of hernia complication	Involvement	9	19.57