Factors influencing engagement in oral cancer prevention activities among dental students and professionals in Saudi Arabia
Mosa A. Shubayr, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem, Seham A. Hakami, Khulud N. Khalufi, Reham Mousa Daghriri, Ahmed M. Bokhari, Anwar Shawqi Alhazmi, Ali Hassan Farsi, Majed Ahmed Adawi, Hussain Hassan Nahari, Afrah H. Hattan, Alla T. Alsharif, Nassreen H. Albar · 2024
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Mosa Shubayr and co-authors surveyed dental students and professionals in Saudi Arabia about preventing oral cancer. Rates of the disease are rising in the country, and dental workers are the natural front line for spotting it early. The survey ran from late 2023 into early 2024 and drew 157 completed replies from 400 invited providers across regions and sectors.
Awareness of oral cancer was generally high, but it did not reliably turn into good attitudes or habits. Engagement in prevention work tracked with strong knowledge, practice, and attitude scores together. Job type mattered too: clinicians and administrators took part at different rates than others. The authors read the gap as a training and workplace problem, not just an information one. Knowing about the cancer, it seems, is only the first step toward acting against it.
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| CREATOR | Mosa A. Shubayr, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem, Seham A. Hakami, Khulud N. Khalufi, Reham Mousa Daghriri, Ahmed M. Bokhari, Anwar Shawqi Alhazmi, Ali Hassan Farsi, Majed Ahmed Adawi, Hussain Hassan Nahari, Afrah H. Hattan, Alla T. Alsharif, Nassreen H. Albar |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |