Epidemiology of acne in the general population: the risk of smoking

Schäfer, Torsten; Nienhaus, Albert; Vieluf, D.; Berger, Jürgen; Ring, Johannes

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04290.x

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“…However, there are not many data on the prevalence of acne in the adult population [22]. Although acne is best assessed by a dermatological examination, standardized diagnostic criteria are not available [23].…”

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Acne Vulgaris in Jeddah Medical Students: Prevalence, Severity, Self-Report, and Treatment Practices

Zari¹,

Turkistani²

2017

JCDSA

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Acne is a common skin disorder of teenagers and continues into adulthood. Research has been limited regarding acne prevalence, perception and health care utilization in Saudi Arabia. The objective of this study was to assess acne prevalence in final year female medical students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia using the global acne grading system (GAGS) compared with student's self-report of their acne. This is a cross-sectional study conducted among 151 students during 2016, in which students were interviewed subjectively and examined objectively by a trained physician. This study showed that acne was reported subjectively by 83.4% of female students compared to 98% of students assessed objectively by the global acne grading system. 14.6% of students claimed having no acne while it was objectively present, which was statistically significant (Χ 2 = 15.4, P < 0.001). 41% visited a dermatologist and 28.5% waited 1 year until seeking a dermatologist. However, 35.8% of students got an overthe-counter drug for their acne. Surprisingly, treatment duration expectation was <1 week in 9.9% compared to >2 months in 39.1% of students. Acne was present in 41.1% of the students parents compared to 83.4% in their siblings. A total of 41.7% of student had trunk acne. 60.9% of students had scarring and 72.8% of them had pigmentation. Moderate to severe acne students had higher siblings acne history of 95.2% (Χ 2 = 5.85, P < 0.05), higher scaring of 73.8% (Χ 2 = 4.05, P < 0.05), and higher pigmentation of 85.7% (Χ 2 = 4.87, P < 0.05) which was statistically significant. Our study confirms that acne is very common in female medical students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with a prevalence rate of 98%. Knowledge regarding acne treatment was inadequate demonstrating the need for educational and awareness programs about early treatment that will prevent suffering from acne scarring or pigmentation.

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Acne Vulgaris in Jeddah Medical Students: Prevalence, Severity, Self-Report, and Treatment Practices

Zari¹,

Turkistani²

2017

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“…L'acné est une pathologie inflammatoire du follicule pilo-sébacé fréquente, dont la prévalence atteint 80% chez les adolescents dans le monde et 40% chez les adultes [1][2][3]. Sa prévalence en milieu scolaire à Ouagadougou était de 57,1% en 2001 [4].La littérature médicale est très fournie sur les aspects épidémiologiques, cliniques et thérapeutiques de l'acné [1,2,[5][6][7], mais il en existe moins sur les perceptions, la connaissance et la compréhension des patients de leur maladie.…”

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“…Sa prévalence en milieu scolaire à Ouagadougou était de 57,1% en 2001 [4].La littérature médicale est très fournie sur les aspects épidémiologiques, cliniques et thérapeutiques de l'acné [1,2,[5][6][7], mais il en existe moins sur les perceptions, la connaissance et la compréhension des patients de leur maladie.…”

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Acne: prevalence, perceptions and beliefs among pupils and students in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Ouedraogo¹,

Ouedraogo²,

Ouédraogo³

et al. 2017

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Introduction: Acne, is a common disease. Its prevalence is 80% among adolescents in the world and 57,1% in Ouagadougou in 2001 among school pupils. The medical literature is provided on the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of acne, and less on perceptions and knowledge of acne patients of their disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, knowledge, beliefs on acne, among pupils and students in Ouagadougou. Patients and Methods:We conducted a cross-sectional study from June to July 2014 in the University of Ouagadougou and in 4 secondary schools in Ouagadougou. Results: We surveyed 425personnes including 40.6% of girls and 59.4% boys. The prevalence of acne was 54.8%. The mean age was 19.53 years, with extremes ranging from 13 to 30 years. Among the etiologies, food was cited by 40.05%, 25.43% puberty, cosmetics 14.03% 3.21% hormones, stress 2.33%, 0.87% seborrhea. Among the foods concerned, peanuts were cited by 37.96%, 21.22% mayonnaise, butter, 21.52%, 8.07% sweets and chocolate 9,41%. oil was incriminated by 72.6% and sugar 5.5%. Among the contributing factors, 19.70% cited tobacco, 19% no sexual relationship. Among the 192 non acne patients, 17% link acne to poor hygiene, 80% would be embarrassed to have a partner acne, 74.40% of non-acne believed that acne altered self-image. For treating acne 26.11% think that acne is incurable. Cosmetic can care acné according to 37,90% and 6,30% believed that natural products are sufficient. Only 15.02% have resorted to a dermatologist. Conclusion: Pupils and students have bad knowledge on acne and bad perception on those who have the disease.

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“…6 Acne is more commonly seen in males in adolescence and early adulthood, a trend that reverses with increasing age and adult acne is more common in women. 7,8 This statement suits for present study and females 58.57%) with acne was more common than males (41.43%). Presence of acne even after 25 years of age is described has adult acne and it was obvious in present study that majority of them were between 21-40 years of age.…”

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A prospective study of pattern of prescription for acne vulgaris in a tertiary care hospital: an observational study

Nandini

Kumbar

Padmanabha

et al. 2016

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Epidemiology of acne in the general population: the risk of smoking

Abstract: Smoking is a clinically important contributory factor to acne prevalence and severity.

Cited by 249 publications

References 17 publications

Acne Vulgaris in Jeddah Medical Students: Prevalence, Severity, Self-Report, and Treatment Practices

Acne Vulgaris in Jeddah Medical Students: Prevalence, Severity, Self-Report, and Treatment Practices

Acne: prevalence, perceptions and beliefs among pupils and students in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

A prospective study of pattern of prescription for acne vulgaris in a tertiary care hospital: an observational study

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