Table 3.
Demographic characteristics, source of information, ever screened, and attitude towards oral cancer screening by good knowledge of signs, symptoms and risk factors of oral cancer
| Characteristics | Good knowledge risk factors of oral cancer | Good knowledge of signs and symptoms of oral cancer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | OR (CI) | % (n) | OR (CI) | |
| Age | ||||
| < 40 | 47.0 (124) | 1.27 (0.83–1.94) | 58.9 (199) | 0.85(0.58–1.25) |
| ≥ 40 | 53.1(69) | 55.1 (87) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 44.8 (65) | 55.7 (98) | 1.13(0.78–1.64) | |
| Female | 51.4(128) | 1.03(0.72–1.47) | 58.8(188) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Not employment | 35.3 (6) | 1.80 (0.65–4.97) | 33.3(6) | 2.82 (1.04–7.66) |
| Employment | 49.6(187) | 58.6 (280)* | ||
| Residence | ||||
| Suburban | 45.5(10) | 1.16 (0.49–2.75) | 64.3 (18) | 0.74 (0.33–1.64) |
| Urban | 49.2(183) | 57.3 (268) | ||
| Source of information | ||||
| From media | 44.7(101) | 1.60 (1.02–2.52) | 60.1(173) | 0.81(0.54–1.21) |
| From direct contact | 56.5(65)* | 55.0% (82) | ||
| Ever heard of oral cancer | ||||
| No | 48.4(30) | 1.02 (0.59–1.77) | 54.3(38) | 1.17 (0.70–1.95) |
| Yes | 49.1(163) | 58.2(248) | ||
| Ever screened for oral cancer | ||||
| No | 48.9(180) | 1.04(0.47–2.31) | 57.4 (265) | 1.20 (0.58–2.45) |
| Yes | 50(13) | 61.8 (21) | ||
| Attitude towards oral cancer screening | ||||
| Negative attitude | 40 (56) | 1.75(1.15–2.66) | 48.2 (81) | 1.79 (1.22–2.60) |
| Positive attitude | 53.9 (137)** | 62.5(205)** | ||
| Believes about oral cancer | ||||
| False believe | 47.9(90) | 1.07(0.72–1.60) | 51.2 (122) | 1.55 (1.08–2.22) |
| Correct believe | 49.8(102) | 62.8 (164)* | ||
*P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.001