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Knowledge and awareness of oral cancer and impact of pictorial warnings on the willingness to quit tobacco in young tobacco consumers in India

  • Sandeep Kumar EMAIL logo , Priyanka Kumari , Ruchika Gupta , Siddharth Kumar Singh , Shruti Sinha , Palkin Mehta und Simran Kumari Chourasia
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 22. Dezember 2018
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
Aus der Zeitschrift International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Band 33 Heft 4

Abstract

Background

Oral cancer is most common cancer globally and is one of the most life-threatening conditions worldwide.

Aim

To assess the knowledge and awareness of oral cancer and the impact of pictorial warnings on the willingness to quit tobacco in young tobacco consumers in India.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 250 young tobacco consumers from Ranchi, Jharkhand. A pretested validated questionnaire was used that collected information on knowledge and awareness of oral cancer from the respondents. The responses were estimated on a three-point scale (No/Don’t know/Yes). p-Value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

The majority of the respondents were aware of oral cancer (92.0%). Educational status was significantly associated with a good knowledge of awareness of oral cancer and its associated risk factors (p-Value <0.05). Media was identified as the main source for spreading oral cancer awareness (69.1%). The majority of the people were aware of the pictorial warnings on tobacco products (96.1%). However, the pictorial warnings seem to have a very low impact on willingness to quit tobacco by the respondents (20.0%).

Conclusion

Alternative strategies need to be employed by the government to motivate people to quit tobacco consumption. Dental health education should be provided and educational pamphlets should be distributed to create awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption.

Keywords: adolescents; oral cancer; pictorial warnings; tobacco

  1. Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have reviewed and approved the manuscript and there is no conflict of interest amongst the authors.

  2. Funding: There is no financial and personal relationship with other people or organizations or companies during the conduct of the study that might influence the results. There is no funding accepted from any organizations or any companies that might influence the results.

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Received: 2018-08-15
Accepted: 2018-10-07
Published Online: 2018-12-22

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adolescents; oral cancer; pictorial warnings; tobacco

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial
  3. Pharmacology for obesity: perspectives of history
  4. Reviews
  5. Trends and risk factors of adolescent opioid abuse/misuse: understanding the opioid epidemic among adolescents
  6. The prevalence of neuropathy among type 1 diabetic adolescents in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  7. Original Articles
  8. The relationship between spiritual health and health-promoting lifestyle among students
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  11. Effectiveness of acupressure on anxiety of children undergoing anesthesia
  12. Occupational agricultural injuries among the preadolescent workers of West Bengal, India
  13. Flourishing and academic engagement among adolescents with overweight and obesity
  14. Increased aggressive behavior among youth in the United States who have experienced multiple forms of victimization
  15. Knowledge and awareness of oral cancer and impact of pictorial warnings on the willingness to quit tobacco in young tobacco consumers in India
  16. The biopsychosocial condition of childhood cancer survivors in the transition towards adult care: a national survey from the joint pediatric and adult transition care group
  17. Is a smartphone application effective in improving physical activity among medical school students? Results from a quasi-experimental study
  18. Effect of education based on protection motivation theory on adolescents’ reproductive health self-care: a randomized controlled trial
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  24. High-risk behaviors and demographic features: a cross-sectional study among Iranian adolescents
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  29. Parents to chronically ill adolescents have ambivalent views on confidential youth consultations – a mixed methods study
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