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Prevalence and determinants of tobacco consumption and oral cancer screening among men in India: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional Survey by Shubhanjali Roy; Siaa Girotra; Anugraha Radhakrishnan; Saurav Basu is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.
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Background Smokeless tobacco use is the most important risk factor for oral cancer, a disease with the highest burden in South Asia Oral cancers are often preceded by pre-cancerous conditions that can be visually detected by health professionals during screening. The current study assesses the prevalence and determinants of tobacco consumption and oral cancer screening status among men in India. Methods The data from the National Family Health Survey 5 (2019-2021) was analyzed. All men between the ages of 15 and 54 years who participated in the survey were included in the analysis. The primary outcome variable was the consumption of any form of tobacco. The secondary outcome was oral cavity examination for oral cancer screening amongst men who consumed any form of tobacco. Binary logistic regression and Poisson regression were conducted. ## Results The total sample included 101839 men of whom 43.43% (n = 44227) consumed tobacco (any form) with higher consumption in the socially disadvantaged groups. Only 1.06% (n = 429) men reported that they had undergone oral cavity examination screening (OCES) for oral cancer. Moreover, 1.11% (n = 344) and 0.92% (n = 178) of smoking and smokeles
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- Author
- Shubhanjali Roy; Siaa Girotra; Anugraha Radhakrishnan; Saurav Basu
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Health Professions (Health Sciences)