2018
DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s158129
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Abstract: BackgroundAcne and facial post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation are relatively common clinical conditions among adolescents and young adults, and inflict psychosocial injuries on sufferers.ObjectiveTo document the psychosocial and self-esteem implications of acne and facial hyperpigmentation on newly admitted undergraduates.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 200 undergraduates. Demographics and clinical characteristics were obtained and acne was graded using the US Food and Drug Ad… Show more

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“…The findings of high prevalence of mild to moderate acne vulgaris were consistent with many studies. A similar pattern was obtained in comparative studies done in Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham in UK where (50%) were rated by the researcher as having no acne, (22%) as having very mild acne, (17%) as having mild acne and 34 (11%) as having moderate to severe acne [7], another study conducted in Nigeria showed only one student had severe acne vulgaris (GAGS, 31-38), 10% moderate (GAGS, 19-30), and 89.4% mild (GAGS, 1-18) [8]. The mean age of acne vulgaris among participants was 16 year old which is similar to findings documented in previous studies.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The findings of high prevalence of mild to moderate acne vulgaris were consistent with many studies. A similar pattern was obtained in comparative studies done in Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham in UK where (50%) were rated by the researcher as having no acne, (22%) as having very mild acne, (17%) as having mild acne and 34 (11%) as having moderate to severe acne [7], another study conducted in Nigeria showed only one student had severe acne vulgaris (GAGS, 31-38), 10% moderate (GAGS, 19-30), and 89.4% mild (GAGS, 1-18) [8]. The mean age of acne vulgaris among participants was 16 year old which is similar to findings documented in previous studies.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Two hundred Nigerian young students completed CADI and RSES questionnaires in 2018 in a survey conducted by Akinboro et al . The level of anxiety and emotional distress is significantly different between the groups with acne with facial hyperpigmentation and in those with acne but without hyperpigmentation.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…This is comparable to other studies that have shown that the presence of skin conditions affects the quality-of-life of an individual significantly. [26,27] Skin disorders have been shown to lead to low self-esteem, feelings of shame, guilt, and at times, social isolation. [26,27] Dermatological lesions are often not hidden in many instances, and the affected individuals usually have to realistically live with the constant reality that they have a problem or challenge which others readily know and/or talk about.…”
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confidence: 99%