Baseline demographics and predisposing risk factors of 71 participants presenting with presumed MK
| Age (mean, SD) | 39.5 years (SD 19.8) |
| Male participants (%) | 36 (50.7%) |
| Participants living in a rural place of residence (%) | 44 (62.0%) |
| Participants working in agriculture (%) | 27 (38.0%) |
| Time between symptom onset and presentation (median, IQR) | 14 days (IQR 7–38.5) |
| Participants referred from another health facility (%) | 21 (31.0%) |
| HIV positive (%) | 12 (17.0%) |
| Previous history of MK (%) | 9 (12.7%) |
| Trichiasis (%) | 9 (12.7%) |
| Contact lens wear (%) | 0 |
| Previous corneal surgery (%) | 0 |
| Ocular trauma (%) | 11 (15.5%) |
| Topical antimicrobial used immediately prior to presentation (%) | 29 (40.5%) |
| Traditional medicine use (%) | 26 (36.6%) |