Coping with acne: beliefs and perceptions in a sample of secondary school Greek pupils

Abstract

Beliefs of Greek adolescents about acne were shown to be similar to those of pupils in other developed countries.

Prevalence and quality of life in high school pupils with acne in Serbia

“…This result is in accordance with the finding of a Greek study (59.2%) 16 , but it is significantly lower than in several other studies with the range from 70.0% to over 90% 9,[17][18][19][20] . We have to mention that a significantly higher acne prevalence was in Užice (73.6%) than in Belgrade (39.6%), without any reasonable explanation for this finding.…”

Quality of life among schoolchildren with acne: Results of a cross-sectional study

“…The prevalence of self-reported acne in this study (76%) is somewhat lower than in Scottish study [8] and higher than in Greek, [9] Japanese, [10] and Chinese study. [11] Although the comparison of prevalence between different studies is in general difficult because of differences in questionnaire design, settings and the population characteristics, our study confirms that acne is common in teenagers.…”

Myths and Beliefs of Acne Pathogenesis: Diet, Smoking, Hygiene

“…In a study from Greece, high-school students implicated diet (62.3 %), hormones (55.1 %), poor hygiene (42.4 %), stress (31.9 %), infection (14.9 %), and genetics (5.7 %) as causes for their acne [ 9 ]. Another study among acne patients visiting a community-based hospital in Saudi Arabia found that most patients believed that hormonal imbalance and dirt were the major causes of acne [ 10 ].…”