Table 5.
Association between the risk factor knowledge index score and six selected tobacco variables
| Knowledge of risk factors score | Total n | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (0–6) | Medium (7–9) | High (10–13) | ||||
| Are you any kind of tobacco product user? | Yes | 27 (33.3%) | 43 (53.1%) | 11 (13.6%) | 81 | 0.024* |
| No | 37 (19.6%) | 132 (69.8%) | 20 (10.6%) | 189 | ||
| Are you a former tobacco user? | Yes | 22 (36.1%) | 36 (59%) | 3 (4.9%) | 61 | 0.15 |
| No | 42 (20.1%) | 139 (66.5%) | 28 (13.4%) | 209 | ||
| Do you assess patients previous tobacco use when taking a medical history? | Yes | 41 (21.1%) | 128 (66%) | 25 (12.9%) | 194 | 0.197 |
| No | 23 (30.3%) | 47 (61.8%) | 6 (7.9%) | 76 | ||
| Do you assess type and amount of tobacco use when taking a medical history? | Yes | 29 (16.8%) | 120 (69.4%) | 24 (13.9%) | 173 | 0.001* |
| No | 35 (36.1%) | 55 (56.7%) | 7 (7.2%) | 97 | ||
| Do you think cigarette smoking places person at higher risk for oral cancer than using chewing tobacco? | Yes | 46 (22.2%) | 138 (66.7%) | 23 (11.1%) | 207 | 0.497 |
| No | 18 (28.6%) | 37 (58.7%) | 8 (12.7%) | 63 | ||
| Do you think chewing tobacco lesions generally resolve after discontinuing use? | Yes | 46 (28.6%) | 95 (59%) | 20 (12.4%) | 161 | 0.041* |
| No | 18 (16.5%) | 80 (73.4%) | 11 (10.1%) | 109 | ||
*
Statistically significant.