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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 9;74:101997. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2021.101997

Table 3:

Determinants of finding patients diagnosed with Kaposi’s sarcoma to perform rapid case ascertainment within 90 days of health system diagnosis at three clinical sites in sub-Saharan Africa.

Unadjusted Adjusted*
Risk Ratio (95% CI) P value Risk Ratio (95% CI) P value
Age of patient, per 1 year increase 1.00 (0.99 to 1.004) 0.44 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) 0.84
Sex of patient
 Women Ref. Ref.
 Men 0.98 (0.84 to 1.13) 0.78 0.96 (0.84 to 1.1) 0.55
Facility
 AMPATH, Kenya Ref. Ref.
 Masaka-RRH, Uganda 1.4 (1.2 to 1.5) <0.001 1.5 (1.3 to 1.7) <0.001
 Mbarara-RRH, Uganda 0.66 (0.51 to 0.87) 0.003 0.88 (0.70 to 1.1) 0.27
Mode of identification of patient
 Clinician Notification Ref. Ref.
 Electronic Medical Records 0.59 (0.40 to 0.89) 0.012 0.57 (0.39 to 0.85) 0.006
 Pathology Laboratory Records 1.2 (1.1 to 1.4) 0.004 0.88 (0.73 to 1.1) 0.18
 Dermatology or Oncology Clinic Records 0.056 (0.0082 to 0.38) 0.003 0.080 (0.012 to 0.54) 0.010
 Medical Ward 0.61 (0.40 to 0.92) 0.019 0.55 (0.39 to 0.79) 0.001
*

Adjusted risk ratios were derived using modified Poisson regression in a generalized linear model with robust variance and log link function. All variables are adjusted for all variables in the column.

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.