Ali Faraz
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Prevalence, Awareness and Psychological Impact of Acne Vulgaris among University Students
Author(s): Ashraf Abdelfatah Deyab*, Ali Faraz, Salah A Abdelrahim, Atif Ali Bashir, Abdul Rahman Yousef Alfaleh and Khaled Abdullah Enayat Almutairi
Background: Acne is a common, irritating chronic skin disease among adolescent age group worldwide. Despite good number of studies discussing and debating his skin condition, still there are serious psychosocial concerns, gap in knowledge and lack of awareness among acne patients. Methods: This is observational, cross sectional, institutional-based study to find out prevalence, awareness and psychological impact of acne among students in Majmaah University, conducted between January-April 2018. Results: The study showed that 56% of the university students had some form of acne. More than three quarter of the participants were less aware and had poor level of knowledge of the disease’s etiology and aggravating factors. 61% of the students had belief that folk medicine contributes positively in acne management... Read More»