Knowledge and behaviors of primary care physicians on oral cancer in Italy

Evaluation of Levels of Knowledge about Etiology and Symptoms of Oral Cancer in Southern Iran

“…In Nicoter et al (2004) study most participants were aware of white patch and 30% knew about red patch as a sign of oral cancer.…”

“…Simon reported that 75% of participants believed smoking is a risk factor and less than 25% of them accepted alcohol as a causative factor (Rogers et al, 2011). In Nicotera's study, smoking was reported as a main etiology of oral cancer (90.7%) but just 45.7% of participants believed that alcohol can cause oral cancer (Nicoter et al, 2004). But according to the study of Huang et al on adults of Portozico just 13% of them knew that continues alcohol drinking can increase the risk of oral cancer (Haung et al, 2003).…”

Environmental History-Taking in Clinical Practice: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Primary Care Physicians in Italy

“…This perception has already been found in a survey conducted by some of us on Italian PCPs, investigating knowledge and behaviors on oral cancer, that found they were seriously not knowledgeable about the key factors that place individuals at risk for oral cancer and were not able to act as key players in the detection and prevention of oral cancer. 14 In conclusion, because the health of patients is linked closely to the quality of our environment, physicians are supposed to learn and then educate patients about the importance of preventing environmentalrelated diseases. Access of PCPs to the available scientific information regarding environmental-related diseases and ways to prevent, detect, and manage them should be a public health priority.…”

Evaluating the degree of knowledge on oral cancer among general practitioners and dentists in Qazvin

“…The questionnaires were then assessed and for every correct answer in the awareness section a score of 1 was allocated, and incorrect or unanswered questions were allocated a score of 0, giving a total score for each participant out of 16. The results were classified into three bands; poor (Յ8), intermediate (9)(10)(11)(12)(13) and good (13)(14)(15)(16)).…”

“…Eventually, the total score of awareness for each participant was calculated at 16. Also, in this section the awareness score was classified into three groups as poor (Յ8), intermediate (9)(10)(11)(12)(13) and good (13)(14)(15)(16). Data were analysed using spss software, and statistical tests included t-test, chi-squared test, one-way anova, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression.…”