Conference abstract
Prevalence and pattern of risk behaviour associated with development of premalignant lesions among inhabitants of Lanlate, a rural community in Oyo State, Nigeria
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2022:13(12).03
Feb 2022.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2022.13.12.872
Archived on: 03 Feb 2022
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Keywords: Dental malignancies, risk factors, rural community, smoking, tobacco
Oral presentation
Prevalence and pattern of risk behaviour associated with development of premalignant lesions among inhabitants of Lanlate, a rural community in Oyo State, Nigeria
Mary Ebelechukwu Osuh1, Emmanuel Oluwabunmi Abodunwa1, Somtochukwu Ezinne Okorie1, Jesutofunmi Soda1,&, Adam Gbadamosi1, Adaoma Anna Jiburu1
1Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: oral white and red lesions are pre-malignant lesions with potentials to develop into malignant diseases such as oral cancer. This study investigated the risk behaviours associated with development of premalignant lesions among adult inhabitants of Lanlate.
Methods: this was a cross sectional survey involving 116 consenting participants in four randomly selected clusters from a list of wards. The questionnaire was interviewer administered. Information generated was entered into computer and analysed using SPSS. Appropriate statistics were done at 5% level of significance.
Results: their ages ranged between 18 and 83years, 18-28 was modal age group and 56% of them were males. A total of 10 (8.4%) respondents were smokers having smoked an average of 2.6 cigarette sticks per day for 7 years, of these 3 of them (30%) smoked daily, 1 (10%) each smoked twice a week and once a week, 2 (20%) smoked twice a month while 3 (30%) smoked occasionally. Seven (70%) of the smokers claimed to inhale cigarrete smoke deeply while smoking. Four (3.4%) respondents chewed tobacco. Of these, 2 chewed it daily, one chewed it once weekly and 1 occasionally. Forty-six respondents (39.7%) chewed kolanut for over 14years, 27 (58.7%) of them were current chewers. Of these, 11 chewed daily, 2 chewed twice weekly, 5 once weekly while the rest chewed occasionally.
Conclusion: significant proportion of the population engaged in risk-behaviour with potentials for development of premalignant. Tobacco use cessation programmes should be organized for inhabitants of the community.
Prevalence and pattern of risk behaviour associated with development of premalignant lesions among inhabitants of Lanlate, a rural community in Oyo State, Nigeria
Mary Ebelechukwu Osuh1, Emmanuel Oluwabunmi Abodunwa1, Somtochukwu Ezinne Okorie1, Jesutofunmi Soda1,&, Adam Gbadamosi1, Adaoma Anna Jiburu1
1Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: oral white and red lesions are pre-malignant lesions with potentials to develop into malignant diseases such as oral cancer. This study investigated the risk behaviours associated with development of premalignant lesions among adult inhabitants of Lanlate.
Methods: this was a cross sectional survey involving 116 consenting participants in four randomly selected clusters from a list of wards. The questionnaire was interviewer administered. Information generated was entered into computer and analysed using SPSS. Appropriate statistics were done at 5% level of significance.
Results: their ages ranged between 18 and 83years, 18-28 was modal age group and 56% of them were males. A total of 10 (8.4%) respondents were smokers having smoked an average of 2.6 cigarette sticks per day for 7 years, of these 3 of them (30%) smoked daily, 1 (10%) each smoked twice a week and once a week, 2 (20%) smoked twice a month while 3 (30%) smoked occasionally. Seven (70%) of the smokers claimed to inhale cigarrete smoke deeply while smoking. Four (3.4%) respondents chewed tobacco. Of these, 2 chewed it daily, one chewed it once weekly and 1 occasionally. Forty-six respondents (39.7%) chewed kolanut for over 14years, 27 (58.7%) of them were current chewers. Of these, 11 chewed daily, 2 chewed twice weekly, 5 once weekly while the rest chewed occasionally.
Conclusion: significant proportion of the population engaged in risk-behaviour with potentials for development of premalignant. Tobacco use cessation programmes should be organized for inhabitants of the community.
