Research Article
Awareness of Oral Cancer in a Northwestern Nigerian State: Assessing the Knowledge, Opinion, and Practice of Traditional Healers and Herbalists
Table 6
Respondents’ knowledge of risk factors of oral cancer.
| | Risk factor | Frequency (%) | | Yes | No | Total |
| | Excessive exposure to sunlight | 2 (9.5) | 19 (90.5) | 21 (100) | | Eating hot, spicy foods | 1 (4.8) | 20 (95.2) | 21 (100) | | Regular consumption of alcohol | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) | 21 (100) | | Tobacco use | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) | 21 (100) | | Frequent biting of the cheek or lip | 1 (4.8) | 20 (95.2) | 21 (100) | | Poor nutrition (lack of vegetables and fruits) | 2 (9.5) | 19 (90.5) | 21 (100) | | Previous oral cancer lesions | 4 (19.0) | 17 (81.0) | 21 (100) | | Old people | 0 (0) | 21 (100) | 21 (100) | | Dirty mouth | 3 (14.3) | 18 (85.7) | 21 (100) | | Poorly fitting dentures | 1 (4.8) | 20 (95.2) | 21 (100) | | Family history | 1 (4.8) | 20 (95.2) | 21 (100) | | Occupational hazard | 4 (19.0) | 17 (81.0) | 21 (100) | | Spiritual/demonic attack | 21 (100) | 0 (0) | 21 (100) |
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