Author | Year | Country | Studypopulation | Results |
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Hertrampf33 | 2014 | Germany(Schleswig-Holstein) | 33 ENTs,192 GPs,135 IMs,28 DERMs | HPV recognised as a risk factor for oral cancer by 70% of ENTs, 54% of GPs, 51% of IM, and 82% of DERMs |
Signorelli34 | 2014 | Italy | 938 GPs | 38% were aware of HPV as a risk factor for oral cancer. |
Jackowska31 | 2015 | Poland | 144 ENTs,192 GPs,68 trainees | Of the GPs, the importance of HPV in the development of OPC was rated as ‘Large’ by 28.6%, as ‘I know the problem’ by 44.8%, as ‘Overrated’ by 6.8%, and as ‘Have not heard about the problem’ by 19.2%. |
Hassona32 | 2016 | Jordan | 165 dentists,165 GPs | 43.3% were aware of HPV as a risk factor for oral cancer.No significant difference was found between dentists and GPs |
Lechner28 | 2018 | UK | 384 GPs | 73.9% were aware of HPV as a risk factor for OPC |
ENT = ear nose and throat. IM = internal medicine. DERM = dermatologist. HPV = human papillomavirus. OPC = oropharyngeal cancer.