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dc.contributor.authorMcGowan, Bridget
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorBeste, Dean
dc.contributor.authorFrey, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorBridges, Jeffery
dc.contributor.authorSun, Jing
dc.contributor.authorNair, Raj G
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-02T03:23:20Z
dc.date.available2021-11-02T03:23:20Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0045-0421
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/adj.12881
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/409646
dc.description.abstractBackground: Understanding factors that influence patients' preferences towards oral cancer (OC) screening is imperative to provide high-quality evidence-based OC screening interventions that can be targeted for population-level uptake. This study determined adult patients' knowledge and awareness of OC, and how health behaviours influenced their preferences towards OC screening. Methods: This cross-sectional study used a 42-point questionnaire, between February and May 2020 using a combination of in-person and telephone interviews. Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis was applied to confounding factors that returned statistical significance against OC knowledge and awareness. Significance of p < 0.05 was accepted. Results: 68 (38.6%) participants out of a total 176 had good knowledge of OC and 89 (50.6%) had good awareness. 31.8% reported preference for OC screening by a general dental practitioner (GDP) over a general medical practitioner (GMP). Majority (72.7%) reported acceptance of OC screening at their next GDP visit. Ages 56-70 (OR=0.357, 95% CI) and previous smokers (OR=0.336, 95% CI) significantly influenced screening preferences. Knowledge of risk factors did not significantly influence OC screening preferences (χ2= 3.178, p=0.075). Conclusions: Significant gaps in OC knowledge, screening and role of GDPs exist with smoking history and age influencing OC screening preferences.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Dental Journal
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDental therapeutics, pharmacology and toxicology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDentistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320303
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3203
dc.titleFactors Influencing Oral Cancer Screening Preferences in Patients Attending Tertiary Care University Oral Health Clinic
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMcGowan, B; Grace, H; Beste, D; Frey, S; Bridges, J; Sun, J; Nair, RG, Factors Influencing Oral Cancer Screening Preferences in Patients Attending Tertiary Care University Oral Health Clinic, Australian Dental Journal
dc.date.updated2021-11-01T01:30:49Z
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version.
gro.rights.copyright© 2021 Australian Dental Association. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Factors Influencing Oral Cancer Screening Preferences in Patients Attending Tertiary Care University Oral Health Clinic, Australian Dental Journal, 2021, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/adj.12881. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
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gro.griffith.authorSun, Jing
dc.subject.socioeconomiccode200402 Dental health


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