Behavior Changes for Smokers and Betel Quid Chewers Participating in the Organized Oral Mucosal Screening Between 2010 and 2021 in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the likelihood of smoking and betel quid chewing behavior changes, as well as the associated factors, among subjects in a nationwide oral cancer screening program in Taiwan, where oral cancer is the fourth leading malignancy in men.

Methods

The Taiwanese Oral Cancer Screening Program targets smokers and betel quid chewers over the age of 30. Between 2010 and 2021, 2,578,245 individuals participated in the program at least twice. During each visit, the central data monitoring center collected information on gender, age, education level, smoking and betel quid chewing habits, the quantities consumed, and diagnoses of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) and oral cancer. A three-state Markov chain exponential regression model was employed to ass

SUBMITTER: Munpolsri P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816278 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature