Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics OCA patients

Characteristics	OCA patients	Percentage
Sex
Male	60	87.0
Female	9	13.0
Age
Years 40–50	17	24.6
50 – 60	30	43.5
60 – 70	12	17.4
Above 70  years	10	14.5
Education
No formal education	7	10.1
Up to general certificate of education (GCE) ordinary/level exam	55	79.7
GCE advanced level and  postgraduate	7	10.1
Stage of diagnosis
Stage II	6	8.7
Stage III	37	53.7
Stage IV	26	37.7
Recurrences	12	17.4
Total	69	100

OCA, oral cancer.