Table 4 Question related to the situation in the puskesmas
Did you ever treat a patient with NPC? | yes | no | Â | Â | Â | missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 16 (15%) | 89 (84%) | Â | Â | Â | 1 (1%) |
Have you ever seen a patient with NPC in your clinic? | never | < 2times per year | 2-5 times per year | 5-10 times per year | > 10 times | missing |
| Â | 78 (74%) | 22 (20%) | 4 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
The number of new people suffering NPC in your region per year? | < 100 | 100-250 | 250-500 | 500-1000 | > 1000 | missing |
| Â | 80 (75%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 23 (22%) |
Have you seen a shift in the number of people suffering NPC in year clinic the last year? | yes, more patients | yes, less patients | no | Â | Â | missing |
| Â | 7 (7%) | 2 (2%) | 91 (86%) | Â | Â | 6 (6%) |
How often do you, in average a year, treat patients with enlarged neck lymph nodes? | never | < 2times per year | 2-5 times per year | 5-10 times per year | > 10 times | missing |
| Â | 21 (20%) | 32 (30%) | 30 (28%) | 13 (12%) | 6 (6%) | 4 (4%) |
How did you treat most of the patients? | No treatment | medication | local surgery | refer to hospital | medication and referring to a hospital | missing |
| Â | 4 (4%) | 15 (14%) | 1 (1%) | 62 (58%) | 13 (12%) | 10 (9%) |
What do you do when you diagnose a patient with NPC? | refer to hospital | refer to academic hospital | refer to ENT specialist | refer to specialist | refer if no improvement of treatment | missing |
| Â | 58 (55%) | 3 (3%) | 13 (12%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 30 (28%) |