Assessment of Knowledge, Awareness and Attitude towards Oral Precancer and Cancer among Narikuravar Population in Pondicherry State

Assessment of Knowledge, Awareness and Attitude towards Oral Precancer and Cancer among Narikuravar Population in Pondicherry State

Objective Literature revealed that oral health status and awareness about oral hygiene measures of Narikuravar tribes were very poor. There was also an increased prevalence of tobacco usage among this population. Considering this, incidence and prevalence of oral precancerous and cancerous lesions a...

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Main Authors: Sivaramakrishnan Muthanandam, Bontha V. Babu, Jananni Muthu, R. Suganya, N. Vezhavendhan, M. Kishore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-11-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
oral cancer
awareness
knowledge
tribal population
narikuravar tribe
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1733316

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