Awareness on oral cancer among patients attending dental school clinics in Brazil
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
; 25(1): e89-e95, ene. 2020. tab
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em Inglês
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| ID: ibc-196200
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Oral cancer is considered a public health problem worldwide. Dental schools may play an important role in educating patients about oral cancer. This study aimed at evaluating the knowledge of patients attending clinics at two dental schools in Brazil. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
From March 2017 to April 2017, 251 patients who were attending clinics at two dental schools in Recife, Brazil, were included in the study. Patients were contacted in the waiting rooms of the clinic. Each participant completed a self-administered questionnaire, which consists of 21 questions, including socio-demographic and specific information on the disease. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and a chi-square test (with a 5% significance level) was used to assess the correlation between the variables, education and family income and other variables.RESULTS:
Most participants were women (64.9%) with a mean age of 42.72 years. Most participants were knowl-edgeable about oral cancer and identified tobacco use (48.6%), alcohol consumption (25.1%), and solar radiation (12%) as the primary risk factors for the disease. Only 36.7% of the participants reported having received counsel-ling on oral cancer, of which 18.3% received the information from a dentist. All patients with an income higher than six minimum wages were aware about oral cancer (p = 0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
These findings emphasize the importance of educational programs in dental schools as well provid-ing integrated services for patients seeking care at school clinics, including population's awareness on oral cancerRESUMEN
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Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
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Espanha
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Pacientes
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Faculdades de Odontologia
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Neoplasias Bucais
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Recife Dental School/Brazil
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Universidade Federal de Per-nambuco/Brazil