dc.contributor.author | Macigo Francis G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mwaniki, D. L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Guthua Symon W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-22T11:47:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
dc.identifier.citation | . Eur J Oral Sci'1995; 103: 268-273, 1995. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10758 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8521116 | |
dc.description | The association between oral leukoplakia and use of tobacco, alcohol and khat based on relative risks assessment in Kenya | en |
dc.description.abstract | A case-control study was conducted to determine the significance of tobacco, alcohol and khat (Catha edulis) chewing habits in the development of oral leuko¬plakia among Kenyans aged 15 yr and over. In a house-to-house survey, 85 cases and 141 controls matched for sex, age and cluster origin was identified and compared for these risk factors. Smoking unprocessed tobacco (Kiraiku) with
a relative risk (RR) of 10.0 (95% confidence interval (CI)=2.9-38.4) and smoking cigarettes (RR=8.4; 95% CI=4.l-l7.4) were the most significant factors. While the RR associated with smoking cigarettes alone was 4.5 (95% CI= 1.9-10.8), smoking of both products (RR=15.2) suggested probable synergy or additive effects. Oral leukoplakia in 18 cases could not be attributed to smoking tobacco, Commercial beer, wines and spirits were relatively weak, but statistically significant, risk factors. Traditional beer, khat and chilies were not significantly associated with oral leukoplakia. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | European journal of oral sciences;1995. | |
dc.subject | Oral leukoplakia; relative risk; tobacco; alcohol; khat | en |
dc.title | The association between oral leukoplakia and use of tobacco, alcohol and khat based on relative risks assessment in Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | 'University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences. Department of Dental Surgery, | en |
local.publisher | Kenya Medical Research Institute, | en |
local.publisher | Medical Research Centre, PO. Box 20752, Nairobi, Kenya | en |