The Influences of Knowledge Level Behaviour and Attitude in Selecting Type of Powder on the Incidence of Acne Vulgaris in Banyumas Regency

Abstract

Background: Acne vulgaris is a chronic obstructive and inflammatory skin disease. It occurs in almost all adolescents with a prevalence of 90%. Pathogenesis of Acne vulgaris is estimated to be related to several triggering factors such as food by 23.2%, stress by 26.4%, hormones by 32.7% and use of cosmetics by 47.3%. Powder is the most widely used cosmetic in the long term and one of the causes of Acne vulgaris which causes occlusion of pores on the skin surface. In the content of powder that causes acne vulgaris because there are comedogenic ingredients such as lanolin. Methods: This study was an observational study with data collection techniques using cluster sampling and sampling technique by accidental sampling. Results: The level of knowledge of women in the Banyumas Regency was dominated by the high category as many as 64 respondents (64.0%). The incidence of acne vulgaris out of 100 respondents, 67 (67.0%) of respondents had mild acne vulgaris, 22 respondents (22.0%) had moderate acne vulgaris and 1 respondent (1.0%) had severe acne vulgaris and the rest had no acne vulgaris. Chi-square analysis showed that there was a relationship between knowledge with behavior and attitude in choosing the type of powder to the incidence of acne vulgaris as evidenced by the p value of each variable, namely 0.044 and 0.028 (p <0.05). Conclusion: the level of knowledge with behavior and attitude in choosing the powder type had a significant relationship to the incidence of acne vulgaris in women in Banyumas Regency.

Tingkat Pengetahuan Penggunaan Kosmetik pada Akne Vulgaris serta Sikap dan Perilaku Penggunaan Kosmetik pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran

“…Perilaku penggunaan kosmetik terkait bedak padat oleh responden perempuan menunjukkan sebanyak 51 responden (41,8%) menggunakan bedak padat, namun hasil yang tidak jauh berbeda tampak pada responden yang menggunakan bedak tabur sebanyak 71 responden (58,2%). Penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Fauzana 20 mendapatkan adanya hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku dalam pemilihan jenis bedak dengan kejadian AV. Berbeda halnya dengan Khansa 21 yang tidak mendapatkan hubungan bermakna antara penggunaan, frekuensi, serta durasi pemakaian bedak padat dengan tingkat keparahan AV.…”