José Nicolau GHENO|Marco Antônio Trevizani Martins|Maria Cristina Munerato|Fernando Neves Hugo|Manoel Dias de Souza Filho|Camila Weissheimer|Vinícius Coelho Carrard|Manoela Domingues Martins
Oral mucosal lesions and their association with sociodemographic, behavioral, and health status factors
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul|Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre|Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul|Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre|Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul|Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul|Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul|Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul|Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul|Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
aim study evaluate frequency oral mucosal lesions associations sociodemographic health behavioral factors southern brazilian population information collected participants n 801 using structured questionnaire oral cancer screening campaign held agribusiness show southern brazil 2009 data described using frequency distributions means standard deviations associations independent variables outcomes assessed using chisquared test total 465 lesions detected actinic cheilitis n 204 255 candidiasis n 50 62 fibrous inflammatory hyperplasia n 42 52 ulceration n 33 41 hemangioma n 14 17 leukoplakia n 11 14 candidiasis actinic cheilitis fibrous inflammatory hyperplasia associated significantly literacy actinic cheilitis also associated significantly sun exposure hat use leukoplakia associated smoking high frequency oral mucosal lesions observed highlights importance education risk factors additionally training health professionals mainly public health services use preventive community education strategies needed