Table 1.
Processes by which patients with possible new Kaposi’s sarcoma were identified at three medical facilities in East Africa. Shaded box denotes use of process at site.
| Country | Clinical site | Search Process Utilized | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinician Notification | Electronic Medical Records Database | Pathology Laboratory Records | Dermatology Clinic | Medical Ward | Oncology Clinic | ||
| Kenya | AMPATH Network, Kenya | ||||||
| Uganda | Masaka-RRH, Uganda | ||||||
| Mbarara-RRH, Uganda | |||||||
AMPATH denotes Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare in western Kenya; Masaka-RRH denotes Masaka Regional Referral Hospital Uganda Cares in Masaka, Uganda; and Mbarara-RRH denotes Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Immune Suppressive Syndrome clinic in Mbarara, Uganda.