TY - JOUR AU - Masadeh, Musab PY - 2018/07/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Students’ Knowledge Regarding Oral Cancer at The University of Jordan: A Preliminary Study JF - Journal of Social Sciences (COES&RJ-JSS) JA - JSS VL - 7 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.25255/jss.2018.7.3.244.249 UR - https://centreofexcellence.net/index.php/JSS/article/view/jss.2018.7.3.244.249 SP - 244-249 AB - <p><strong>Article history:</strong> <br>Received date 15th January 2017, Accepted date 15th June 2018, Published 1st July 2018</p><p><strong>Abstract:</strong> <br>Background: The aim of this study was to assess the level of awareness and knowledge about signs and risk factors of oral cancer in the Jordan university student population as a sample from Jordanian population.</p><p>Materials and Methods: A web-based questionnaire was administered through e-mails selected randomly from different collages provided by the university administration a 1-month response period given for the questionnaire to be answered by replay with response rate 55% from 1000 email sent.</p><p>Results: Female to male ration 60% were females and 10% has good knowledge with no gender preferences 10% had a moderate knowledge about oral cancer and 60% has poor knowledge about oral cancer.</p><p>Conclusion: Overall, the awareness of oral cancer in the Jordan university student population was not satisfactory, pointing to a need for further dissemination of information on this issue and its associated risks.</p> ER -