Table 1.
Answers of the respondents to the questions regarding knowledge about oral cancer
| Question | Correct answer N(%) | Wrong answer N(%) | No answer N(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most common oral cancer | 101(81.2) | 11(8.8) | 12(9.6) |
| Common age range of oral cancer | 112(90.0) | 6(4.8) | 6(4.8) |
| Most common risk factor of oral cancer | 110(88.4) | 6(4.8) | 8(6.4) |
| Most common precancerous lesion | 82(66.0) | 31(24.2) | 11(8.8) |
| Minimum time to differentiate an inflammatory lesion from a precancerous one | 58(46.8) | 50(40.4) | 16(12.8) |
| Poor diagnosis of oral cancer | 64(51.6) | 52(42.0) | 8(6.4) |
| Most common site of oral cancer | 74(59.6) | 35(27.4) | 15(12.0) |
| Most common site of remote metastasis | 79(63.6) | 21(16.4) | 24(18.8) |
| Most definitive tool for diagnosis of a malignant lesion | 96(77.2) | 20(15.6) | 8(6.4) |
| More probability of dysplasia in a precancerous lesion | 52(42.0) | 51(41.2) | 21(16.4) |
| Rare sites of oral cancer | 73(58.8) | 40(32.4) | 11(8.8) |
| Second common site of oral cancer | 73(58.8) | 43(34.8) | 8(6.4) |
| Basis of treatment of leukoplakia | 73(58.8) | 33(25.8) | 18(14.0) |