Rupel Katia, Biasotto Matteo, Gobbo Margherita, Poropat Augusto, Bogdan Preda Magdalena Theodora, Borruso Giuseppe, Torelli Lucio, Di Lenarda Roberto, Ottaviani Giulia
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
Front Oral Health. 2023 Jan 30;4:1056900. doi: 10.3389/froh.2023.1056900. eCollection 2023.
The aim of the study was to verify the knowledge on oral cancer and to assess possible differences in awareness and information basing on different demographic and subject-related factors. An anonymous survey was provided to 750 random subjects using online-based questionnaires. Statistical analysis was performed in order to evaluate the influence of demographic variables (gender, age, education) on knowledge of oral cancer and its risk factors. 68.4% of individuals knew about the existence of oral cancer, mostly from media and family/friends. Awareness was significantly influenced by gender and higher education, but not by age. Most participants recognized smoking as a risk factor, but alcohol abuse and sunlight exposure are less known, especially among less educated subjects. On the contrary, our study shows a diffusion of false information: more than 30% of the participants indicated the possible role of amalgam fillings in oral cancer onset, independently of gender, age or education. The results of our study suggest the need for oral cancer awareness campaigns, where school and healthcare professionals should be actively involved in promoting, organizing and finding methods to monitor the medium and long-term efficacy with proper methodological quality.
本研究的目的是验证关于口腔癌的知识，并基于不同的人口统计学和与受试者相关的因素评估在认识和信息方面可能存在的差异。通过在线问卷向750名随机选取的受试者进行了匿名调查。进行了统计分析，以评估人口统计学变量（性别、年龄、教育程度）对口腔癌知识及其危险因素的影响。68.4%的人知道口腔癌的存在，大多是从媒体以及家人/朋友那里了解到的。认识程度受到性别和高等教育的显著影响，但不受年龄影响。大多数参与者认识到吸烟是一个危险因素，但对酗酒和阳光照射的了解较少，尤其是在受教育程度较低的受试者中。相反，我们的研究显示存在错误信息的传播：超过30%的参与者指出汞合金填充物在口腔癌发病中可能起到的作用，而这与性别、年龄或教育程度无关。我们的研究结果表明需要开展口腔癌宣传活动，学校和医疗保健专业人员应积极参与其中，推广、组织并找到方法以适当的方法学质量监测中长期效果。
