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Table 4 Differences between Patients who Were Managed at Ocean Road Cancer Institute at those who were Managed Locally in Mwanza and Mbeya, Tanzania

From: Quantifying the under-estimation of cervical Cancer in remote regions of Tanzania

 

Managed at ORCI

Managed locally

P*

Mwanza

 Age (years)

50.51 ± 12.41

52.50 ± 13.99

0.11

Mbeya

 Age

52.29 ± 11.30

51.12 ± 13.60

0.13

Year of Diagnosis

Mwanza (169,488)

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

P

 2014

44 (26.04)

123 (25.20)

0.12

 2013

36 (21.30)

147 (30.12)

 2012

45 (26.62)

121 (24.80)

 2011

44 (26.04)

97 (19.88)

Mbeya(277,521)

 2014

66 (23.82)

154 (29.55)

0.09

 2013

67 (24.19)

135 (25.91)

 2012

81 (29.25)

113 (21.70)

 2011

63 (22.74)

119 (22.84)

Hisopthologic Diagnosis**

Mwanza (169,488)

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

P

SCC

132 (78.10)

433 (88.70)

< 0.001

AC

14 (8.28)

45 (9.02)

Others

23 (13.62)

10 (2.00)

Mbeya (277,521)

 SCC

226 (81.59)

492 (94.40)

< 0.001

 AC

21 (7.58)

24 (4.60)

 Others

30 (10.83)

5 (1.00)

  1. *t-test was used for the age comparison and chi-square tests for the remainder of the variables in the table. ** SCC Squamous cell carcinoma, AC Adenocarcinoma; and Others included unknown, clear cell carcinoma, carcinoma (non-specific), adeno-squamous, and plasmacytoid dendritic cell carcinoma