沙特吉赞大学牙科学院学生、实习医生和教职员工的口腔癌预防知识、态度和实践。

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of oral cancer prevention among students, interns, and faculty members at the college of dentistry of Jazan University.

机构信息

Department of Preventive Dental Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.

School of Human Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia, 5 Stirling Highway, Nedlands, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia.

出版信息

BMC Oral Health. 2021 Dec 1;21(1):612. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01973-7.

DOI:10.1186/s12903-021-01973-7

PMID:34852821

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8638461/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Oral cancer awareness among current and future dental practitioners plays a substantial role in the early detection and prevention of oral cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of oral cancer prevention (OCP) among oral health practitioners in the College of Dentistry at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, and to determine factors that facilitate, or limit practices related to oral cancer prevention.

METHODS

A self-administered questionnaire survey was done among dental students (n = 274), interns (n = 81), and faculty members (n = 117) in the College of Dentistry at Jazan University between May 2019 to February 2020. The questionnaire was developed in English and modified from a previously validated and published questionnaire into Arabic. It covered every KAP of oral cancer prevention that was useful in accomplishing the study's objectives. Logistic regression analysis was utilized to determine the factors associated with the practice of oral cancer prevention in the past year.

RESULTS

Only 29.7% reported having participated in any OCP activities in the past 12 months while about 42% and 53% of participants referred suspected oral cancer patients to the departments of maxillofacial surgery and oral medicine, respectively. Most of the participants had poor knowledge (71.9%), unfavourable attitudes towards OCP (83.6%) and poor levels of practice (62.9%). The study found that the attitude of the participants was significant in influencing their practices of OCP in the previous 12 months, after adjusting for all other factors.

CONCLUSION

It was concluded that the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of OCP among the sample population was poor. The survey findings suggest that oral health practitioners in Jazan are inexperienced in the methods to adopt for prevention and early detection of oral cancer, despite the high prevalence of oral cancer among province residents. Further research should investigate effective educational strategies and training for improving the participation of students, interns, and faculty members in oral cancer prevention activities.

摘要

背景

当前和未来的牙科从业者对口腔癌的认识在口腔癌的早期发现和预防中起着重要作用。因此，本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯吉赞大学牙科学院口腔卫生从业者对口腔癌预防（OCP）的知识、态度和实践（KAP），并确定促进或限制与口腔癌预防相关实践的因素。

方法

2019 年 5 月至 2020 年 2 月期间，在吉赞大学牙科学院对牙科学生（n=274）、实习医生（n=81）和教师（n=117）进行了自我管理的问卷调查。问卷是用英语编写的，并从以前经过验证和发表的问卷中修改为阿拉伯语。它涵盖了有助于完成研究目标的口腔癌预防的每一个 KAP。利用逻辑回归分析来确定过去一年中与口腔癌预防实践相关的因素。

结果

只有 29.7%的人报告在过去 12 个月内参加过任何 OCP 活动，而约 42%和 53%的参与者分别将疑似口腔癌患者转介到颌面外科和口腔医学系。大多数参与者的知识水平较差（71.9%）、对 OCP 的态度不佳（83.6%）和实践水平较差（62.9%）。研究发现，在调整所有其他因素后，参与者的态度对他们过去 12 个月的 OCP 实践有重要影响。