It was across sectional study to explore the factors responsible for Acne among the undergraduate medical students in Z.H. Sikder Women's Medical College, Dhaka. In this study, it revealed that 34,38% of respondents were suffering from acne where habit of smoking (32%) , using of cosmetics (36%), taking of fast food (82%) & taking of less water (36%) & premenstrual flare up (66%) are responsible for aggravating & influencing factors for acne. This study further shown that majority (83.63%) of the respondents are suffering from acne in face, 58.18% in pimple stage, 60.00% in grade IV & 38.18% in grade III. BMI has no influence for the causation of acne as it occurs most (66.45%) in the group where BMI is within normal range from 20-24. Among the respondents, scar present in 36% & hyper pigmentation in 24% as they did not maintain personal hygiene properly.Medicine Today 2017 Vol.29(2): 30-32
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