Variable | N (%) |
---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 82(54.3) |
Female | 69(45.7) |
Age group | |
18-29 | 3(2) |
30-39 | 14(9.3) |
40-49 | 22(14.6) |
50-59 | 32(21.2) |
60-69 | 44(29.1) |
70 above | 36(23.8) |
Marital status | |
Never married | 9(6) |
Married | 135(89.4) |
Widow/separated | 7(4.6) |
Ethnicity | |
Sinhalese | 120(79.5) |
Tamil | 25(16.6) |
Muslim | 6(4) |
Education | |
No formal education | 16(10.7) |
Primary | 84(56) |
Secondary | 44(29.3) |
Tertiary | 6(4) |
Employment | |
Employed | 105(70) |
Non-economic activities | 38(25.3) |
Family worker | 7(4.7) |
OPMD/ cancer | |
OPMD | 57(37.8) |
Oral cancer | 94(62.2) |
OPMD diagnosis n = 44 | |
Leukoplakia | 1(2.3) |
Mixed red and white lesions | 2(4.5) |
Oral sub mucous fibrosis | 13(29.5) |
Lichen planus | 19(43.2) |
Other | 9(20) |
Cancer stage n = 94 | |
Oral cancer Stage I | 24(29.6) |
Oral cancer Stage II | 26(32.1) |
Oral cancer Stage III | 19(23.5) |
Oral cancer Stage IV | 12(14.8) |
Treatment for oral cancer patients n = 94 | |
Treated (post-surgery) n = 72 | 72(76.6) |
Awaiting treatment (pre-surgery) n = 22 | 22(23.4) |