Descriptive Study on Socio-Demographic and Risk factors Associated with the Oral Cancers, Batticaloa District

Abstract

Objective: Sri Lanka has the highest reported incidence of oral cancer in the world. The aim of the study to investigate the relationship of risk factors with oral cancers. Materials & Methods:596 individuals of Batticaloa district were investigated for this study through intervieweradministrated questionnaire within the time frame for the data collection, applying multi stage cluster sampling technique.Results &Discussion: Out of these 596, 63.42% (Nos. 378) are males. 2% (Nos. 11) of the people interviewed have been reported with oral cancer. 91% (Nos. 10) of the total number of oral cancer victims are from rural area. 63.64% (Nos. 7) are in the range of 61-75 years of age among oral cancer. There has no imply any clue about coalition between sex and oral cancer. 30.20% (Nos. 180) have the habit of Tobacco consumption and of which only 5 % (Nos. 7) were identified with oral cancer. Chewing is popular method [77.78% (Nos. 7)] among oral cancer victims. 32.38% (Nos. 193) are having the habit of chewing beetle. 81.82% (Nos. 9) oral cancer patients have the habit of chewing beetle. 90.67% (Nos. 175) people use one or more other substances such as slake lime, areca nut and Tobacco together. 66.67% (Nos. 6) oral cancer patients have the same practice of chewing while sleeping in the night. It is noted that 100% (Nos. 6) of the people with oral cancer and who are beetle chewers while sleeping in the night, keep the beetle pulp near their molar. 32.21% (Nos. 192) people including 3 (27.27 %) out of 11 oral cancer victims are having the habit of consuming Alcohol. Conclusions:Oral cancers are common among people aged 61-75 years. Tobacco consumption and Beetle chewing are most inducing factors of oral cancer.

Association of Oral Cancer site with addiction and Sociodemographic characteristics: A Cross sectional study Conducted at a Tertiary Health Centre

“…Regarding education, most oral cancer patients in our study were graduates, with 15.02% being illiterate, a finding consistent with Durgadevi Pancharethinam et al’s study (13). Our results contrasted with another study where half of the patients had no schooling, and one-fourth had only primary education (5)(7). The distribution of oral cancer patients by occupation showed that the majority were clerical and skilled workers, with only 8.15% unemployed, in contrast to Ganesh R et al’s findings, where a greater proportion of patients were unemployed and less skilled (5).…”

“…Among males, multiple addictive habits were more common, while females predominantly had the habit of tobacco chewing alone. These findings were similar to other studies (7)(14)(19). The duration of habit revealed that most patients had the habit for more than 10 years, with a significant difference observed (p<0.01).…”

“…In India, it constitutes nearly 40% of all cancer cases and remains among the top 3 cancer types (5). Alarmingly, over five individuals succumb to oral cancer every hour in India (7). Common risk factors for oral cancer include tobacco product usage, such as cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, betel nut chewing, excessive alcohol consumption, and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.…”