Knowledge, Beliefs, and Psychosocial Effect of Acne Vulgaris among Saudi Acne Patients

Darwish, Magdy A; Al-Rubaya, Ahmed A.

doi:10.1155/2013/929340

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“…This study shows a better knowledge score compared to other studies. 4,6,9 Attitude and practice towards acne 46% were in favour of consulting a doctor and this attitude is in line with the practice where 45% consulted a dermatologist when they had acne last time. This is comparable to the study done by Poli F, 32% did not report to a dermatologist believing acne would resolve spontaneously.…”

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“…6,10 Conversely, CM Tahir found only 16% considered cosmetics as an aggravating factor for acne in his study. 12 Genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of acne.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Similarly 54% in the same study also believed that oily foods can cause acne. 6 In a study done by Al-Hoqail IA, 72% believed that diet is an etiologic factor of acne.…”

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“…Similar findings of aggravation has been reported in more than half of the study subjects in many studies. 3,6,7,11,12 Studies have shown that acne occurs more in summers than winters. 18 It is possible that UV radiation, which may cause inflammation and generate squalene peroxides which are highly comedogenic, may play a role in the persistence of acne in tropical countries, in addition to sweating and increased humidity.…”

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“…Similar results were reported in other studies. 6,8,10 Regarding knowledge score, 72% had good knowledge about the causes and aggravating factors of acne. There was significant association between knowledge score and age, SES and education (p <0.05).…”

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Background: Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease known to occur in adolescent age group. There are many myths and misconceptions in patients as well as health physicians regarding the causes and treatment of acne. Objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice towards acne vulgaris among acne patients attending skin outpatient department in a private medical college.Methods: This is a cross sectional, questionnaire based study conducted between January - April 2016. 100 patients having acne lesions were included in the study.Results: Majority of the study subjects belonged to the age group 15-24. The study showed that 72% had good knowledge. More than half of the study subjects had wrong belief that eating oily foods, chocolates, spicy food caused acne but more than 40% of the study subjects had good knowledge about the causes and aggravating factors like it worsens by squeezing/picking/rubbing (83%), commonly found in oily skin (67%), has seasonal occurrence (54%), associated with premenstrual flare (42%), aggravated with use of cosmetics (41%). Conclusions: The acne patients had poor practice and unfavorable attitude in spite of good knowledge. Many myths exist among patients. Despite being so common and very well responsive to treatment, it is a major cause of depression among patients.

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“…6,10 Conversely, CM Tahir found only 16% considered cosmetics as an aggravating factor for acne in his study. 12 Genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of acne.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Similarly 54% in the same study also believed that oily foods can cause acne. 6 In a study done by Al-Hoqail IA, 72% believed that diet is an etiologic factor of acne.…”

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Managing acne in the Middle East: consensus recommendations

Gollnick

Abanmi²,

Alenezi

et al. 2017

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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Acne has been estimated to affect the majority of people at some point in their life and is common in Middle Eastern countries. While acne is frequently perceived to be a self-limited disease of adolescence, there is an increasing population of adults with acne. Information about the management of acne in the Middle East is somewhat sparse; however, several studies have recently been conducted and will be discussed in this supplement.

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Current Status and Perception of Acne Among Chinese Adolescents: A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Study

Hao¹

2015

SJPH

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Background: Acne is a common disease in adolescents, which may result in physical and psychological damage.Objective: This study was carried out to assess the current status and perceptions of adolescents toward acne in Beijing, China. Methods: A total of 858 students aged 12-18 years were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire to determine their perception of acne prevalence, treatment, and satisfaction of treatment. Results: The prevalence of acne in the sample was 54.7%. Adolescents obtained acne knowledge primarily from their parents (26.5%). 56.9% of adolescents were aware of acne; senior high school students were more aware of acne than junior high school students (p < 0.05). Only 35.2% of adolescents thought that they should go to the hospital for the treatment of acne; 16.8% actually did so, and 46.1% opted for no treatment. Junior high school students ignored treatment more often than did senior high school students (p < 0.05). Only 16.7% of students considered treatment to be effective. Conclusions: High acne prevalence existed in Chinese adolescents, but the number treated and efficacy of treatment were not satisfactory, which may be related to the poor perception of acne among this group.

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Knowledge, Beliefs, and Psychosocial Effect of Acne Vulgaris among Saudi Acne Patients

Cited by 26 publications

References 25 publications

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards acne vulgaris among acne patients

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards acne vulgaris among acne patients

Managing acne in the Middle East: consensus recommendations

Current Status and Perception of Acne Among Chinese Adolescents: A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Study

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