Journals / Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi / 2020 / Cilt: 42 - Sayı: 5

Assessment of Oral Cancer Knowledge Level and Awareness in Eastern Black Sea Subpopulation

Doğ u Karadeniz Subpopulasyonunda Ağ ız Kanseri Bilği Du zeyi ve Farkındalığ ının Değ erlendirilmesi

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Patients should be informed about the etiological factors and symptoms of oral cancers and preventive measures should be taken.

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Objective & Hypothesis:As an increasing type of cancer, oral cancer is associated with many risk factors.
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Key Findings & Data:The study was conducted on total of 251 volunteer patients, filling in a face to face questionnaire.
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Conclusion & Impact:Patients should be informed about the etiological factors and symptoms of oral cancers and preventive measures should be taken.
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Abstract

As an increasing type of cancer, oral cancer is associated with many risk factors. It is necessary for patients to have information about this subject to be prevented and easily treated with the help of early diagnosis. This study aims to evaluate oral cancer patients’ knowledge and awareness in Rize population. The study was conducted on total of 251 volunteer patients, filling in a face to face questionnaire. Besides personal questions, 16 questions were asked to measure oral cancer knowledge level. The data were analyzed with SPSS program. The average number of correct answers was found 12. An inverse significant relationship was found between age and total knowledge level (p 0.05). It was seen that alcohol use was a risk factor for oral cancer compared to patients who did not use alcohol (p <0.05). Patients should be informed about the etiological factors and symptoms of oral cancers and preventive measures should be taken.

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Ağız kanseri birçok risk faktörü ile ilişkili ortaya çıkar ve diğer kanser türleri gibi görülme sıklığı gün geçtikçe artan bir kanser türüdür. Önlenebilmesi ve erken teşhis yardımıyla kolayca tedavi edilebilmesi için hastaların bu konu hakkında bilgi sahibi olması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada; Rize ilinde bulunan hastaların ağız kanseri hakkındaki bilgi düzeyi ve farkındalığının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma toplam 251 gönüllü hasta üzerinde, yüz yüze anket formu doldurularak yapılmıştır. Bu anket içerisinde yaş, cinsiyet, eğitim seviyesi, sigara ve alkol kullanımı, ailede kanser hikayesi varlığı gibi kişisel soruların yanında; ağız kanseri bilgi düzeyi ölçme amaçlı 16 adet soru sorulmuştur. Veriler, SPSS programı ile istatistiksel olarak analiz edilmiştir. Tüm katılımcılar değerlendirildiğinde bilgi düzeyi sorularında ortalama doğru cevap sayısı 12 olarak bulunmuştur. Yaşla birlikte toplam bilgi düzeyi arasında ters yönlü anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmıştır. (p 0,05). Alkol kullanan hastaların kullanmayan hastalara göre alkolün ağız kanseri için risk faktörü oluşturduğu bilgisinin daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür (p<0,05). Hastalar ağız kanserlerinin etiyolojik faktörleri ve belirtileri açısından bilgilendirilmeli, ağız kanserini önleyici adımlar atılmalıdır.

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TOMRUKÇU, D. N., KÖSE, T. E. (2020). Assessment of Oral Cancer Knowledge Level and Awareness in Eastern Black Sea Subpopulation. Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 42 - Sayı: 5, 84–89. https://ajindex.com/articles/287872

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