Table 3 Proportion and Predictors of Knowledge of Alcohol Causing Oral Cancer
From: Patient awareness/knowledge towards oral cancer: a cross-sectional survey
Characteristics | Knowledge of alcohol causing oral cancer | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n/%) | No (n/%) | ||||
Age (years) | |||||
 18–30a | 71 (47.0) | 80 (53.0) | 1.00 |  |  |
 31–60 | 173 (37.0) | 295 (63.0) | 0.63 | 0.45–0.93 | 0.0187 |
 61–80 | 75 (43.4) | 98 (56.7) | 0.84 | 0.54–1.30 | 0.4302 |
Gender | |||||
 Male | 116 (38.9) | 182 (61.1) | 0.91 | 0.68–1.22 | 0.5170 |
 Femalea | 203 (41.3) | 289 (58.7) | 1.00 |  |  |
Education | |||||
 Ia | 37 (50.0) | 37 (50.0) | 1.00 |  |  |
 II | 244 (40.3) | 361 (59.7) | 0.71 | 0.45–1.12 | 0.1406 |
 III | 36 (34.3) | 69 (65.7) | 0.55 | 0.30–0.99 | 0.0443 |
Current smoker | |||||
 Yes | 106 (42.6) | 143 (57.4) | 1.17 | 0.86–1.59 | 0.3203 |
 Noa | 205 (38.8) | 323 (61.2) | 1.00 |  |  |
Cigarettes/day | |||||
 0a | 211 (38.9) | 311 (61.1) | 1.00 |  |  |
 1–19 | 65 (42.8) | 87 (57.2) | 1.15 | 0.80–1.66 | 0.4436 |
 20+ | 31 (44.3) | 39 (55.7) | 1.23 | 0.74–2.02 | 0.4252 |
Alcohol drinker | |||||
 Yes | 164 (37.5) | 273 (62.5) | 0.77 | 0.58–1.02 | 0.0714 |
 Noa | 154 (43.9) | 197 (56.1) | 1.00 |  |  |
Drink/week | |||||
 0 to < 1a | 226 (41.0) | 325 (59.0) | 1.00 |  |  |
 1 to 4 | 71 (39.7) | 108 (60.3) | 0.93 | 0.66–1.32 | 0.6942 |
 5 to 7 | 12 (30.8) | 27 (69.2) | 0.63 | 0.31–1.27 | 0.1976 |
Dental patient | |||||
 Yes | 221 (44.7) | 274 (55.3) | 1.61 | 1.19–2.16 | 0.0019 |
 Noa | 100 (33.4) | 199 (66.6) | 1.00 |  |  |