Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Jasotharan V

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• Research Article
  Descriptive Study on Socio-Demographic and Risk factors Associated with the Oral Cancers, Batticaloa District
  Author(s): Jasotharan V, Beumy Saluja N, Fathima Nahthiya FH, Arulanandem K and Parthiepan A Jasotharan V, Beumy Saluja N, Fathima Nahthiya FH, Arulanandem K and Parthiepan A
  
  Objective: Sri Lanka has the highest reported incidence of oral cancer in the world. The aim of the study to investigate the relationship of risk factors with oral cancers. Materials & Methods: 596 individuals of Batticaloa district were investigated for this study through intervieweradministrated questionnaire within the time frame for the data collection, applying multi stage cluster sampling technique. Results &Discussion: Out of these 596, 63.42% (Nos. 378) are males. 2% (Nos. 11) of the people interviewed have been reported with oral cancer. 91% (Nos. 10) of the total number of oral cancer victims are from rural area. 63.64% (Nos. 7) are in the range of 61-75 years of age among oral cancer. There has no imply any clue about coalition between sex and oral cancer. 30.20% (Nos. 180) have the habit of Tobacco consumption and of which only 5 % .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000216

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