Alzabibi Mhd Amin, Alolabi Homam, Ali Dania Alsayed, Shibani Mosa, Ismail Hlma, Mohsen Fatema, Armashi Humam, Sawaf Bisher, Swed Sarya, Bakr Aliaa, Nahas Louei Darjazini, Ghaith Hazem S, Motawea Karam R
Faculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic.
Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria.
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Apr 11;77:103504. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103504. eCollection 2022 May.
lack of medical practitioners' knowledge about oral cancer has contributed to delays in referral and treatment. Oral cancer is amenable to treatment when detected early, which leads to better prognosis and survival rates. In this study, we aimed to assess the knowledge of the Syrian medical students about the risk factors of oral cancer, oral cavity changes associated with oral cancer, and the relation between the relation with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and oral cancer.
This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the Syrian Private University. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires, which targeted social demographic information, general knowledge, risk factors, oral changes and HPV knowledge associated with oral cancer. Data was categorized and analyzed to assess and compare the levels of knowledge between clinical and preclinical students.
301 out of 401 medical students responded to the questionnaires bringing the response rate to 75.25%. The study revealed adequate knowledge about oral cancer, general information, clinical features, risk factors and relation to HPV. Clinical students showed higher levels of awareness compared to pre-clinical students. No significance in knowledge was found between the genders.
The findings of the present study suggest that there is a need to reinforce the medical curriculum concerning oral cancer education, particularly in prevention and early detection to improve practices.
医学从业者对口腔癌缺乏了解，导致转诊和治疗延误。口腔癌若能早期发现则易于治疗，这会带来更好的预后和生存率。在本研究中，我们旨在评估叙利亚医学生对口腔癌危险因素、与口腔癌相关的口腔变化以及人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）与口腔癌之间关系的了解情况。
这是一项在叙利亚私立大学开展的横断面研究。通过自填式问卷收集数据，问卷涉及社会人口统计学信息、一般知识、危险因素、口腔变化以及与口腔癌相关的HPV知识。对数据进行分类和分析，以评估和比较临床学生与临床前学生的知识水平。
401名医学生中有301名对问卷做出回应，回应率为75.25%。该研究揭示了医学生对口腔癌、一般信息、临床特征、危险因素以及与HPV关系的充分了解。与临床前学生相比，临床学生表现出更高的认知水平。未发现不同性别之间在知识方面存在显著差异。
本研究结果表明，有必要加强医学课程中关于口腔癌教育的内容，尤其是在预防和早期检测方面，以改进医疗实践。
