Honarmand Marieh, Hajihosseini Alireza, Akbari Forugh
Department of Oral Medicine, Dental Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, 2Statistical Consultant, Department of Mathematics, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, 3Dental Office, Zahedan, Iran E-mail : honarmand56@ yahoo.com.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15(7):3017-20. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.7.3017.
Oral carcinoma is one of the common types of cancer and one of the 10 leading causes of death around the world. This study was conducted to evaluate senior dental student knowledge about oral cancerous lesions in Zahedan Dental School.
In this cross-sectional research, all the students in the last academic year at the School of Dentistry were studied during year of 2013. The study questionnaire covered demographic data as well as 12 questions concerning the knowledge of oral cancer. Data were collected and analyzed with SPSS18 using independent t-test, one way ANOVA. Significance level was considered as p≤0.05.
Of the 104 senior dental students, with an average age of 27.34± 7.79 years, who participated in this study, 32 (30.8%) were female and 72 (69.2%) were male. The mean score of the students regarding the knowledge of oral cancer was 7.24±2.61. 20 students (19.2%) had a weak knowledge, 45 students (43.3%) had a moderate knowledge, and 39 students (37.5%) had a good knowledge.
The student knowledge of oral cancer is not satisfactory and they need to receive additional information and education.
口腔癌是常见的癌症类型之一，也是全球十大主要死因之一。本研究旨在评估扎黑丹牙科学院高年级牙科学生对口腔癌性病变的了解情况。
在这项横断面研究中，于2013年对牙科学院最后一学年的所有学生进行了研究。研究问卷涵盖人口统计学数据以及12个关于口腔癌知识的问题。使用SPSS18通过独立t检验、单因素方差分析收集和分析数据。显著性水平设定为p≤0.05。
参与本研究的104名高年级牙科学生，平均年龄为27.34±7.79岁，其中32名（30.8%）为女性，72名（69.2%）为男性。学生们关于口腔癌知识的平均得分为7.24±2.61。20名学生（19.2%）知识薄弱，45名学生（43.3%）知识中等，39名学生（37.5%）知识良好。
学生对口腔癌的了解情况并不令人满意，他们需要获得更多的信息和教育。
