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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol. 2015 Apr 8;39(3):456–464. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2015.03.010

Table 3.

Comparability Table II.

Base Case Finding Data Sources Frequency
Univeristy of Abuja P Active University, Hospitals of catchment area LGAs 2X week
National Hospital Abuja P Active National Hospital, Asokoro district hospital, Garki Hospital, State House Clinic, Primus Specialist Hospital Weekly
Port Harcourt P Active University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, private hospitals within Port Harcourt and surrounding LGAs Monthly
Nnewi P Active Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, all hospitals and pathology diagnostic centres in and around Nnewi Daily
Midwest P Active University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Central Hospital - Benin City, Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Ashama Foundation Pathology Laboratory, Central Hospital - Warri, FMC Asaba, Central Hospital - Agbor, Central Hospital - Sapele, Central Hospital - Ughell Weekly
Ido Ekiti P Active FMC Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, almost all public and private hospitals in Ekiti state Weekly
Ibadan P Active 39 Government and Private Hospitals and Clinics in LGAs Monthly
Calabar P Active General Hospitals of LGAs, University of Calabar Weekly
Ile Ife H Active Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals in Ife, Ilesha and Imesiile and the Adventist Hospital Ile-Ife, some cases from private institutions Weekly
Abeokuta H Active Pathology and Medical Records Departments of the FMC Abeokuta Monthly
University of Nigeria H Active Hospital pathology records, specialist clinics, wards and records department 4X week
Ilorin H Active pathology laboratories, hospital wards, outpatient clinics and mortuary register Weekly

Notes: A = Active Case Finding, H = Self Considered Hospital Based, P = Self Considered Population Based, FMC = Federal Medical Centre, LGA = Local Government Area