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Prevalence Of Pan Masala Use In A Coastal Population Of Kerala

机译:在喀拉拉邦沿海人口中使用Pan Masala的普遍性

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Back ground: Oral cancer remains the most common cancer reported in Indian males. Tobacco smoking , h alcohol and pan masala use are considered as the major risk factors for oral cancer. Pan masala use has become a common culture in Indian community. Many studies have been conducted among fisher folks regarding the prevalence of pan masala use.Objectives: To determine the prevalence of panmasala use among coastal population and factors related to it. Methodology :A community based cross-sectional survey was carried out among 1076 randomly selected male fishermen aged 25 years and above in three randomly selected coastal villages of Thiruvananthapuram district. Chi-square test and standard deviation and percentage values were used as the statistical tool. p value less than 0.05 is considered as significant.Result : The prevalence of pan masala use was 28.3%.panmasala use is highest among the men of age group of 45-50 years. The mean age of onset of pan masala use was 17.7(standard deviation [sd] 9.7).Only 40.4% of the study population had awareness about the fact that pan chewing can cause oral cancer . 87.2% subjects agreed that panmasala which they consume regularly contain tobacoo. The factors which favour pan masala use were(p0.05) low education, ageing and low awareness .Conclusion : The present study has identified very high level of panmasala use among young fishermen and easily onset of these habits. It has also been noticed that reported oral morbidities are high among pan masala users. The study highlights the need of an extensive oral cancer screening and awareness programmes against pan masala use in the coastal areas for early detection and prevention of tobacco induced oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer.
机译:背景:口腔癌仍然是印度男性中最常见的癌症。吸烟,饮酒和泛马萨拉使用被认为是口腔癌的主要危险因素。泛马萨拉的使用已成为印度社区的普遍文化。渔民之间已经进行了许多有关泛马萨拉使用情况的研究。目的:确定沿海人口中泛马萨拉使用情况的发生率及其相关因素。方法:在提卢湾安塔普兰地区的三个随机选择的沿海村庄中,对1076名年龄在25岁及以上的男性随机渔民进行了基于社区的横断面调查。卡方检验以及标准偏差和百分比值用作统计工具。 p值小于0.05被认为是显着性的。结果:使用Pan masala的患病率为28.3%。在45-50岁年龄段的男性中使用panmasala的比例最高。使用潘马萨拉的平均发病年龄为17.7(标准差[sd] 9.7)。只有40.4%的研究人群意识到潘咀嚼会导致口腔癌。 87.2%的受试者同意他们经常食用的panmasala含有烟草。偏高条件下使用潘马萨拉的因素有(p <0.05)低教育程度,衰老和意识低下。结论:本研究发现年轻渔民中较高的潘马萨拉使用率和这些习惯的容易发作。还已经注意到,报道的泛马萨拉使用者的口腔发病率很高。这项研究强调了需要广泛的口腔癌筛查和认识计划,以防止在沿海地区使用泛马萨拉,以早期发现和预防烟草诱发的口腔潜在的恶性疾病和口腔癌。

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