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

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 20; no. 2; p. e0317217
• Main Authors: Aminu, Kafayat, Aladelusi, Timothy Olukunle, Adisa, Akinyele Olumuyiwa, Ezeagu, Chiamaka Norah, Salami, Afeez Abolarinwa, Nwafor, Jacob Njideka, Uwambaye, Peace, Amzat, Jimoh, Murererehe, Julienne, Omoleke, Semeeh Akinwale, Abdulaziz, Mohammed, Jayasinghe, Ruwan Duminda, Kanmodi, Kehinde Kazeem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 21.02.2025; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Africa, Eastern - epidemiology; Alcohol use; Alternative medicine; Cancer; Care and treatment; Composition; Dentistry; Distribution; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Flow charts; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Literacy; Health promotion; Health risks; Humans; Keywords; Literacy; Lymph nodes; Maxillofacial; Medical screening; Meta-analysis; Microbiomes; Microorganisms; Mouth cancer; Mouth Neoplasms - diagnosis; Mouth Neoplasms - epidemiology; Mouth Neoplasms - pathology; Neoplasms; Oral cancer; Oral hygiene; PD-L1 protein; Public health; Quality assessment; Quality control; Risk Factors; Squamous cell carcinoma; Tumors; Africa, Eastern; Africa; Burundi; Eritrea; South Sudan; Seychelles; Rwanda; Tanzania; Sudan; Somalia; Kenya; Djibouti; Uganda; Comoro Islands; Ethiopia; East Africa

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 can...