Prevalence of Acne among Preadolescent School Students in Damietta Governorate

Abstract

Background: Acne is one of the commonest chronic inflammatory dermatological disease among adolescents. Aim of the Work: The aim of the study was to detect the prevalence of acne among pre adolescents in primary and preparatory schools in Damietta governorate Egypt. Patients and Methods: This was a cross sectional study, that was conducted on 1624 pre adolescents in primary and preparatory schools in Damietta governorate. Results: Age ranged from 8-13 years with mean value 11.44±1.680 years. Male cases were 781 [48.1%] while female cases were 843 [51.9%] and 251[65.8%] had mild acne grade, 122[31.9%] had moderate acne grade and 9[2.4%] had severe acne grade. Conclusion: Acne is one amongst the most common skin disease and includes a great effect on quality of life among pre adolescents attending primary and preparatory schools in Damietta governorate, the prevalence of acne vulgaris among pre adolescents in primary and preparatory schools in Damietta governorate Egypt was 23.5%.