ASSESSING DISPARITIES IN ORAL CANCER AWARENESS: A COMPARISON BETWEEN TOBACCO USERS AND NON-TOBACCO USERS FROM A PRIVATE DENTAL COLLEGE, KARACHI
Objective: Study aims to assess the awareness about oral cancer among patients visiting private dental college, Karachi. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient department of a private dental college and hospital in Karachi. A predesigned questionnaire was used to fin...
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| Language: | English |
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Baqai University Press
2024-02-01
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| Series: | Baqai Journal of Health Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.baqai.edu.pk/index.php/CS/article/view/24 |
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| Summary: | Objective: Study aims to assess the awareness about oral cancer among patients visiting private dental
college, Karachi.
Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient department of a private dental college
and hospital in Karachi. A predesigned questionnaire was used to find out the information from the study
participants. Patients aged 18 years and above were included. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests
were used for data analysis.
Results: Total of 384 participants were recruited. Of these, 51 (13.3%) were females and the mean age
of the total sample was 35.19 years (SD ± 13.942) [R: 18-75 years]. Eighty-one percent of the participants
heard about oral cancer. Among those who were aware, 201 (52.3%) mentioned social media as the main
source of information, while only 34 (8.90%) mentioned dentists as a source. There were 253 (65.9%)
participants who had a practice of using tobacco either in the form of smoking, Gutkha or pan.
Conclusion: These results underscore the need for targeted oral cancer awareness campaigns, especially
focusing on unemployed individuals and promoting diverse sources of information dissemination
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| ISSN: | 2312-4423 2312-6884 |