Knowledge of senior secondary school students in Nigeria about Head and Neck Cancer: Implications on prevention strategies

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作者
Kanmodi, Kehinde Kazeem [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Fagbule, Omotayo Francis [1 ,2 ,4 ,5 ]
Ogbeide, Mike Eghosa [1 ,2 ,6 ]
Ogunniyi, Kayode Emmanuel [1 ,2 ,7 ]
Isola, Taiwo Oyebamiji [1 ,2 ]
Samuel, Victor Okpe [1 ,2 ,8 ]
Aliemeke, Emmanuel Onyemaechi [1 ,2 ]
Adewuyi, Habeeb Omoponle [1 ,2 ,9 ]
机构
[1] Cephas Hlth Res Initiat Inc, Campaign Head & Neck Canc Educ CHANCE Program, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
[2] Cephas Hlth Res Initiat Inc, Tobacco Res & Advocacy Grp, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
[3] Teesside Univ, Sch Hlth & Life Sci, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England
[4] Mental & Oral Hlth Dev Org Inc, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria
[5] Univ Coll Hosp, Dept Periodontol & Community Dent, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
[6] Usmanu Danfodiyo Univ Teaching Hosp, Dept Dent & Maxillofacial Surg, Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria
[7] Univ Coll Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
[8] Ahmadu Bello Univ, Dept Pharmacol & Therapeut, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
[9] Univ Ibadan, Fac Educ, Dept Guidance & Counseling, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
关键词
Head and neck cancer; awareness; knowledge; students; adolescents; Nigeria; SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA; RISK-FACTORS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; FRESHMEN; HPV;
D O I
10.4314/mmj.v34i3.4
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background The high prevalence of the risk factors of head and neck cancer (HNC) amongst senior secondary (high) school students in Nigeria is an issue of serious public health concern. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge of HNC among them. Methods This cross-sectional study surveyed 2,530 senior secondary school students in Nigeria, assessed their knowledge of HNC, using a self-administered questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using the SPSS version 25 software. Results The mean (+/- SD) age of the respondents was 16.34 (+/- 2.0) years. More than half (1418; 56.6%) of them were males, 530 (20.9%) were schooling in the north-central geopolitical zone of Nigeria, 1,860 (73.5%) were in public schools, 554 (21.9%) were boarding students, and 817 (33.5%) were in Senior Secondary (SS) 3 class. Only 789 (31.2%) respondents were aware of HNC, out of which: 69.2% of them had below-average scores in their overall assessment on HNC; 256 (32.4%) had ever received education on HNC and 81.2% indicated a positive interest in knowing more about HNC. The factors predicting above-average score on knowledge about HNC among the respondents were: being in SS3 class (OR=1.73; 95% CI=1.17 - 2.56), having been educated about HNC (OR=1.69; 95%CI=1.21 - 2.35) and having the interest to know more about HNC (OR=1.88; 95%CI=1.21 - 2.92). Bivariate analysis showed that these factors had statistically significant association (or relationship) with above-average score on knowledge about HNC (pvalues<0.05). Conclusion Majority of the surveyed students were willing to know more about HNC. The use of a properly planned massive school-based HNC education programs may go a long way in educating this population group on HNC.
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页码:162 / 169
页数:8
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