Abstract
Background: Oral cancer is one of the easily diagnosed cancer as compared to the cancers of other parts of the body as the mouth is easily accessible for self or clinical examination. But, it is frequently diagnosed in advanced stage as the population lack the knowledge about the causes and signs & symptoms of oral cancer. Though many studies are there describing this issue, scanty literature is available relevant to knowledge, attitude and practice regarding oral cancer especially in rural areas which needs attention.
 Aim: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of rural population of Wardha district regarding Oral cancer.
 Methodology: This questionnaire based prospective study will include 1000 subjects who will be able to read and understand the questionnaire. Self-administered questionnaire prepared in local language (Marathi / Hindi) of the rural population of Wardha district will be administered. Questionnaire will be comprised of two parts. First part request demographic information and the second section contain 18 questions regarding knowledge, attitude and practice regarding oral cancer. All the questionnaire responses will be recorded in tabular format and subjected to statistical analysis.
 Expected Results: In rural area of Wardha District in the Indian state of Maharashtra, there may be majority of the people, still having minimal knowledge regarding oral cancer and its causes marking a high percentage when compared to the urban. Thus, this study will be an attempt to evaluate the awareness and access the knowledge of the rural public regarding oral cancer.
 Conclusion: The knowledge about the risk factors, sign and symptoms of oral cancer amongst the rural population can be useful for the prevention and early diagnosis of oral cancer, and thus reducing the oral cancer burden of the society.
Highlights
Oral cancer is one of the most fatal health problems faced by mankind today
There is variation in the incidence of oral cancer in different regions of the world and has one of the highest incidences in India constituting around 12% of all cancers in men and 8% of all cancers among women [1]
The educational measures like a better awareness, knowledge about signs and associated risk factors of oral cancer amongst the rural population can be useful for the prevention and early diagnosis of oral cancer, and reducing the oral cancer burden on the society
Summary
Oral cancer is one of the most fatal health problems faced by mankind today. There is variation in the incidence of oral cancer in different regions of the world and has one of the highest incidences in India constituting around 12% of all cancers in men and 8% of all cancers among women [1]. Oral cancer is one of the diagnosed cancer as compared to the cancers of other parts of the body as the mouth is accessible for self or clinical examination. It is frequently diagnosed in advanced stage as the population lack the knowledge about the causes and signs & symptoms of oral cancer. Aim: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of rural population of Wardha district regarding Oral cancer. Expected Results: In rural area of Wardha District in the Indian state of Maharashtra, there may be majority of the people, still having minimal knowledge regarding oral cancer and its causes
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