Epidemiology, literacy, risk factors, and clinical status of oral cancer in East Africa: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral cancer (OC) is a topical public health issue in East Africa due to increasing incidence of the disease. Public health efforts to address the oral cancer burden depends largely on the available empirical evidence. Hence, this scoping review aims to map the existing empirical evidence on oral cancer in East African countries.

Methods

The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was used as a guideline for reporting this scoping review. Additionally, we ensured quality assessment of the methodology and reporting process of this study using the AMSTAR 2 checklist. We conducted a systematic search of nine research databases on 17th November 2023, and reviewed studies published in English from year

SUBMITTER: Aminu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11844884 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature