Gavarasana S, Gorty P V, Allam A
Lions Cancer Treatment & Research Center, Visakhapatnam, India.
Jpn J Cancer Res. 1992 Apr;83(4):340-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1992.tb00112.x.
During the field work to control oral cancer, difficulty in communication was encountered with illiterates. A study to define the role of illiteracy, ignorance and willingness to quit smoking among the villagers was undertaken in a rural area surrounding Doddipatla Village, A.P., India. Out of a total population of 3,550, 272 (7.7%) persons, mostly in the age range of 21-50 years, attended a cancer detection camp. There were 173 (63.6%) females and 99 (36.4%) males, among whom 66 (M53 + F13) were smokers; 36.4% of males and 63% of females were illiterate. Among the illiterates, it was observed that smoking rate was high (56%) and 47.7% were ignorant of health effects of smoking. The attitude of illiterate smokers was encouraging, as 83.6% were willing to quit smoking. Further research is necessary to design health education material for 413.5 million illiterates living in India (1991 Indian Census). A community health worker, trained in the use of mass media coupled with a person-to-person approach, may help the smoker to quit smoking.
在口腔癌防治的实地工作中，遇到了与文盲沟通的困难。在印度安得拉邦多迪帕特拉村周边的农村地区，开展了一项研究，以确定文盲、认知不足以及村民戒烟意愿等因素所起的作用。在总计3550人的人口中，有272人（占7.7%）参加了癌症检测营，这些人大多年龄在21至50岁之间。其中有173名女性（占63.6%）和99名男性（占36.4%），其中66人（男性53人+女性13人）吸烟；男性中文盲占36.4%，女性中文盲占63%。在文盲群体中，观察到吸烟率很高（56%），并且47.7%的人对吸烟的健康影响一无所知。文盲吸烟者的态度令人鼓舞，因为83.6%的人愿意戒烟。有必要开展进一步研究，以便为印度1991年人口普查中显示的4.135亿文盲设计健康教育材料。一名接受过大众媒体使用培训并采用人际交流方法的社区卫生工作者，可能会帮助吸烟者戒烟。
