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Public knowledge about smoking as a triggering factor for oral cavity cancer Taufan, Arief Siddik; Lelyana, Shelly; Yuliadewi, Dicha; Tanumiharja, Leonardo Jaya Setiadi
Science Midwifery Vol 13 No 6 (2026): Health Sciences and related fields
Publisher : Institute of Computer Science (IOCS)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35335/midwifery.v13i6.2221

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Smoking habits in Indonesia are still very high. Approximately 80-90% of oral cancers are caused by smoking, cigars, pipes, and chewing gum. Ignorance of the negative impacts of smoking is considered to be the root of this contradictory situation. The purpose of this study was to determine how the knowledge of rural communities about smoking as a cause of oral cancer has changed. This study aimed to determine how the knowledge of rural communities about smoking as a triggering factor for oral cancer. This study was descriptive and observational with a cross-sectional design. Respondents totaling 171 residents of Margaluyu Village, Pangalengan District, Bandung Regency were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were collected using questionnaires completed during the study and processed using SPSS. The study showed that the majority of residents had low knowledge about smoking as a triggering factor for oral cancer. This can be seen from 92.4% of respondents having a score below 55%, 6.4% of respondents having a sufficient score of 56% - 74%, and 1.2% of respondents having a score above 75%. This study concludes that in Margaluyu Village, Pangalengan District, Bandung Regency, public knowledge about cigarettes as a cause of oral cancer is generally still low.
Fissure tongue condition in a patient with down syndrome: A case report Tanumiharja, Leonardo Jaya Setiadi; Azizah, Anna Nur; Tampubolon, Edria Benita; Patoni, Patoni; Tanumiharja, Marvin Jaya Setiadi
Science Midwifery Vol 13 No 6 (2026): Health Sciences and related fields
Publisher : Institute of Computer Science (IOCS)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35335/midwifery.v13i6.2222

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Fissured tongue is a normal variation of the tongue in which the surface of the dorsum of the tongue has fissures, with varying depths. This condition is commonly found in patients with Down's syndrome. The patient comes with complaints of increasing tongue sensitivity to spicy and sour tastes. In general, patients do not feel any complaints or pain if the fissures are not too deep but there is a risk of food ingesting in these cracks. Fissured tongue will become a pathological condition if the depth reaches >5mm, causing the patient to seek treatment. The purpose of this case report is to provide an overview of patients who have Down's syndrome accompanied by fissured tongue. The patient in this case report was not given any medication and was only given oral health education and oral hygiene instructions both directly and to the patient's guardian.