Strategies adopted by oral physicians, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and oral pathologists in patient education on oral cancer: A Nigerian study

Background The burden of oral cancer in Nigeria is increasing. Different studies have shown how public education on oral cancer have increased knowledge of oral cancer across populations, however, it is not known if these practices are adopted by oral physicians, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and...

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Published in:Cancer reports 2024-01, Vol.7 (1), p.e1929-n/a
Main Authors: Kanmodi, Kehinde K., Salami, Afeez A., Gbadamosi, Adam A., Nwafor, Jacob N., Amoo, Babatunde A., Adisa, Akinyele O., Aladelusi, Timothy O., Almu, Bello, Amzat, Jimoh, Braimah, Ramat O., Ogbeide, Mike E., Okwuosa, Chukwubuzor U.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical medicine
Cross-Sectional Studies
dental
education
Health education
Human papillomavirus
Humans
Maxillofacial surgery
Medical screening
Mortality
Mouth Neoplasms
Nigeria
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral cancer
Original
Pathologists
patient
Patient education
Patient Education as Topic
Physicians
Population
Primary care
Public health
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Risk factors
Sampling techniques
Sociodemographics
Surgeons
Variables
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Summary:Background The burden of oral cancer in Nigeria is increasing. Different studies have shown how public education on oral cancer have increased knowledge of oral cancer across populations, however, it is not known if these practices are adopted by oral physicians, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and oral pathologists in Nigeria. Aims To investigate the patient oral cancer education strategies adopted by oral physicians, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and oral pathologists in Nigeria. Methods This study adopted an analytical cross‐sectional study design. This study surveyed practicing oral physicians, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and oral pathologists in Nigeria. An e‐questionnaire was used for this study. The data were analyzed using the SPSS Version 20 software, and a p‐value of
ISSN:2573-8348
2573-8348
DOI:10.1002/cnr2.1929