Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of oral cancer prevention among students, interns, and faculty members at the college of dentistry of Jazan University

Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 256)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Gender
Male	158	61.7
Female	98	38.3
Age
≤ 35 years	213	83.2
> 35 years	43	16.8
Nationality
Saudi	210	82.0
Non-Saudi	46	18.0
Occupation
Students	169	66.0
Interns	40	15.6
Faculty member	47	18.4
Participation in oral cancer prevention program in the past year
Yes	79	29.7
No	180	70.3
Referring suspected patients with OC
Plastic surgery	7	2.7
ENT	4	1.6
Maxillofacial surgeon	108	42.2
Oral medicine	136	53.1
General practitioner	1	0.4

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