TABLE 1.

Description of patients identified by Regional Eye Coordinators (REC) with suspected OSSN (after training) by regions

Characteristics (% in italics)	Regions															Total
	Arusha	Mwanza	Mara	Singida	Shinyanga	Ruvuma	Rukwa	Tabora	Mbeya	Iringa	Mtwara	Lindi	Dodoma	Tanga	Pwani
Age
≤ 50	44 98	60 100	45 91.8	12 80	114 97.4	80 98.8	45 97.8	55 93.2	85 85.8	55 85.9	13 92.9	8 100	9 81.8	43 87.7	12 100	680 93.3
> 50	1 2.0	0 0.0	4 8.2	3 20	3 2.6	1 1.2	1 2.2	4 6.8	14 14.2	9 14.1	1 7.1	0 0	2 18.2	6 12.3	0 0.0	49 6.7
Total	45 100	60 100	49 100	15 100	117 100	81 100	46 100	59 100	99 100	64 100	14 100	8 100	11 100	49 100	12 100	729 100
Sex
Female	26 58	35 58	29 59	9 40	66 56.4	46 57.8	31 67.4	37 62.7	73 73.7	42 65.6	8 57.2	5 62	6 54.6	37 75.5	8 67	62.8
HIV Status
Positive	8 18	28 47	28 57	1 7	25 21	24 30	16 35	33 56	72 73	25 39	6 43	3 37	8 73	41 84	6 50	324 44.4
Negative	0 0	1 2	1 2	0 0	33	0 0	4 9	12 20	13 13	0 0	5 36	3 37	2 18	2 4	0 0	46 6.3
Not tested	37 82	31 51	20 41	14 93	89 76	57 70	26 56	14 24	14 14	39 61	3 21	2 26	1 9	6 12	6 50	359 49.7
Total	45 100	60 100	49 100	15 100	117 100	81 100	46 100	59 100	99 100	64 100	14 100	8 100	11 100	49 100	12 100	729 100
Management
Operated	0 0	60 100	45 92	13 87	114 97	81 100	31 67	31 52	96 100	64 100	13 93	6 100	11 100	49 100	11 92	623 85.5
Referred	45 100	0 0	4 8	2 13	3 3	00	15 33	28 48	0 0	0 0	1 7	2 0	0 0	0 0	1 8	106 14.5
Total Suspected	45 100	60 100	49 100	15 100	117 100	81 100	46 100	59 100	99 100	64 100	14 100	8 100	11 100	49 100	12 100	729 100
Period collected (Months)	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	6	6	6	6	6

OSSN: ocular surface squamous neoplasia; REC: Regional Eye Coordinator.

Dar es salaam and Kilimanjaro are not included because all cases in these regions were referred to three referral Hospitals and included in the hospital data.