Towards head and neck cancer prevention in Nigeria: Insights from the CHANCE Programme

Kanmodi, Kehinde Kazeem; Fagbule, Omotayo Francis

doi:10.18332/popmed/122454

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“…This study also forms a part of the Campaign of Head and Neck Cancer Education (CHANCE) program. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 This study was conducted in compliance with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration on research involving human subjects. Institutional approval to conduct this study was obtained from the Research Committee, Department of Community Health, Aminu Musa Habib College of Health Science and Technology, Yauri, Nigeria.…”

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Knowledge of the Health Implications of Oral Sex among Registered Nurses in Nigeria: An Online Pilot Study

Kanmodi

Nwafor²,

Amoo

et al. 2022

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU

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Introduction Oral sex is a pleasurable act that has its health implications, particularly sexually transmitted oral infections. In Nigeria, nurses constitute one of the at-risk population groups due to reports of risky sexual behavior among them. This study seeks to investigate the knowledge of nurses in Nigeria on the health implications of oral sex. Methods This study was a survey of a pilot volunteer sample (n = 129) of registered nurses in Nigeria. The study tool was an anonymous questionnaire that was circulated electronically to nurses via social media platforms. Data collected was analyzed using the SPSS Version 20 software (IBM Corp, New York, New York, United States). Results The majority (90.7%) of the 129 respondents had received training on oral health, 49.6% had engaged in oral sex before, and 58.1% were willing to engage in oral sex in future. History of previous oral health training was the only background characteristic found to be statistically significantly associated with the knowledge of oral sex-related health implications among nurses (p-value = 0.004); other characteristics (such as gender, age, and marital status) were not statistically significant (p-values >0.05). From multivariate analysis, history of oral health training was also found to be a statistically significant predictor of such knowledge (p-value = 0.015). Conclusion Oral health knowledge is a significant determinant of the knowledge of oral sex-related health implications. This study also provides the preliminary evidence that forms the base on which further research should be conducted in this area.

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Knowledge of the Health Implications of Oral Sex among Registered Nurses in Nigeria: An Online Pilot Study

Kanmodi

Nwafor²,

Amoo

et al. 2022

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU

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“…Below are the roles of GMDPs regarding oral cancer eradication in Nigeria: Public Enlightenment on the Major risk Factors and Clinical Features of Oral Cancer: Low public awareness of the risk factors of oral cancer as well as its presentations at its early stage have been identified as the factors contributing to late presentations and subsequent poor survival rate of oral cancer cases recorded in Nigeria [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Public awareness on oral cancer is highly important regarding its eradication in Nigeria.…”

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“…There is a persistently rising prevalence of oral cancer and its risk factors in Nigeria; however, only very little has been done towards oral cancer eradication in Nigeria, especially in the area of oral cancer education, screening, detection, and early management [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. With the current rising trend of oral cancer risk factors in Nigeria, the need for routine oral cancer education, screening, detection, and early management cannot be overemphasized.…”

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Re-Emphasizing the Roles of General Medical and Dental Practitioners Regarding Oral Cancer Eradication in Nigeria

Salami

Kanmodi

Nnyanzi

2021

Acta Medica Martiniana

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The burden of oral cancer in Nigeria is largely under-reported. The available data on oral cancer etiology/risk factors, clinical features, disease burden, and literacy rate in Nigeria points towards a possible explosion in prevalence in the near future, which poses a serious public health concern. The general medical and dental practitioners (GMDPs) in Nigeria can salvage this looming problem through appropriate public health and clinical interventions. This narrative review article re-emphasizes the key roles of GMDPs towards oral cancer eradication in Nigeria. It also discusses oral cancer case definition, etiology, risk factors, and the epidemiological burden in the Nigerian context.

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“…Due to many unfavorable factors, such as high level of ignorance on HNC among the public (i.e. HNC illiteracy), high prevalence rate of major HNC risk factors, late presentation of HNC patients at hospitals, presence of co-morbidities among those living with HNC, dearth of experts in the field of HNC research, prevention and cure, lack of effective national policies on HNC prevention and control, etc., the burden of HNC has been persistently heavy on Nigeria [31,[38][39][40][41][42][66][67][68][69][70][71]. There is an urgent need to proffer workable and sustainable public health solutions towards the eradication of HNC burden in Nigeria.…”

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“…There is an urgent need to proffer workable and sustainable public health solutions towards the eradication of HNC burden in Nigeria. One of the very laudable and economical public health approaches that can be adopted in reducing this burden is through HNC education [66][67][68][69]. However, before this can be done, it will be very needful to first assess the level of knowledge of the Nigerian public on HNC; pertinently, there is no nationally representative survey data that has explored this thematic area -HNC literacy -in Nigeria.…”

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Head and Neck Cancer Literacy in Nigeria: A systematic Review of the Literature

Kanmodi¹,

Kanmodi²,

Ogbeide

et al. 2021

Annals of Public Health Issues

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Introduction: Head and neck cancer (HNC), oral cancer inclusive (OC), is one of the major causes of cancer-related deaths globally, especially in Nigeria – a developing African country. Public literacy about HNC plays a very crucial role in HNC prevention. Aim: This study aimed to systematically review existing literature on literacy of HNC in Nigeria. Methods: We searched the PubMed, Google Scholar and AJOL databases for all relevant English articles published on HNC literacy in Nigeria from January 2000 till October 2020. Only relevant articles were included for the study. Quality assessment of the full text of the included articles was done using the Appraisal Tool for Cross-Sectional Studies (AXIS); also, relevant data were extracted from these articles and analyzed thematically. Results: A total of 21 articles (19 surveys and 2 interventional studies), which studied a total population of 7,883 people, were included in the study. All the included articles were rated “excellent” (70 – 100%), regarding quality. The awareness rates of HNC/OC, as documented in the included studies, ranged from 0% to 100%; however, the rate recorded in the majority of these studies was <50%. In-depth knowledge of HNC/OC was found to be generally poor among the surveyed population groups; however, education intervention was found to improve in-depth knowledge of HNC and attitudes toward peer and nonpeer education about HNC among Nigerians. Conclusion: The level of knowledge regarding HNC, in Nigeria, is low. The use of relevant health education programs to boost knowledge about HNC among the Nigerian public is highly recommended.

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Towards head and neck cancer prevention in Nigeria: Insights from the CHANCE Programme

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

Knowledge of the Health Implications of Oral Sex among Registered Nurses in Nigeria: An Online Pilot Study

Knowledge of the Health Implications of Oral Sex among Registered Nurses in Nigeria: An Online Pilot Study

Re-Emphasizing the Roles of General Medical and Dental Practitioners Regarding Oral Cancer Eradication in Nigeria

Head and Neck Cancer Literacy in Nigeria: A systematic Review of the Literature

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