Assessment of the level of knowledge of high school students about mouth câncer
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https://doi.org/10.21270/archi.v10i8.5284Keywords:
Health Evaluation, Knowledge, Adolescent, Risk Factors, Mouth NeoplasmsAbstract
The knowledge of the relationship between oral cancer and factors related to lifestyle, such as smoking, drinking and sun exposure are known in the scientific community, however, this knowledge must also be disseminated in the different strata of the population. The objective was to evaluate the knowledge of students of the 3rd year of high school in a medium-sized municipality in the State of São Paulo about oral cancer. A cross-sectional study with 1012 students from public schools in Araçatuba-SP, Brazil was realized. A structured questionnaire containing questions about general knowledge was used; symptomatology; risk factors; protection factors; epidemiology; prevention and treatment of oral cancer. The data were processed and analyzed with the aid of the EpiInfo version 7.2 program. Most students (93.9%) had heard about oral cancer, however, just over half (60.1%) knew that it is a non-communicable disease. Only 61% considered smoking as the main risk factor and only 35.3% knew that the association of smoking and alcohol considerably increases the risk of developing the disease. Few students (39.2%) said they were aware of self-examination by mouth. The level of knowledge of the students about the risk factors and prevention of oral cancer was low. The lack of self-examination is worrying, as this procedure can contribute to the early diagnosis of the disease, increasing the patient's survival.
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