Prevalence of acne in students of eighth through eleventh of el retiro-antioquia and associated perceptions

dc.creatorCardona Arias, Jaiberth Antonio
dc.creatorÁlvarez Medina, María Camila
dc.creatorMartínez Valencia, Diana Marcela
dc.creatorCruz Tobon, Ana Maria
dc.creatorVallejo Patiño, María Manuela
dc.creator.mailjaiberth.cardona@campusucc.edu.coes
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-16T22:15:22Z
dc.date.available2021-12-16T22:15:22Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: acne is a health problem with high frequency and serious psychosocial effects in adolescents. Objective: to analyze the prevalence of acne in students from eighth to eleventh of a Colombian municipality and its association with knowledge and practices related to the disease. Materials and Methods: cross-sectional study on 318 students at Retiro, Antioquia. The analysis was based on summary measures, frequencies, chi square test, odds ratios and multivariate binary logistic regression in SPSS 21. Results: the prevalence of acne was 67%, the main definition of acne was inflammation and the main cause the hormonal, the main factors that could cause acne alluded were fried consumption (80%), hygiene problems (59%), consumption of sweets or using makeup (58%), stress (39%) and lack of sleep (17%). 72% of students have used acne medications, only 16% have had consultation with a health professional and 55% reported decreased self-esteem by injuries. Statistical association was found in the prevalence of acne with knowledge on the etiology, low self-esteem and substance use treatment. Conclusion: this study shown a high prevalence of acne, being major in students with knowledge wrong, low consulting the medical and psychosocial impairment, this highlights the need to implement measures of attention, control, education and health promotion in higher-risk subgroups identified in this study. © iMedPub.es
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dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.3823/1214
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationCardona JA,Álvarez MC,Martínez DM,Cruz AM,Vallejo MM. Prevalence of acne in students of eighth through eleventh of el retiro-antioquia and associated perceptions. Arch. Med. 2014. 10. (1):.es
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/41235
dc.publisherAsociacion Espanola de Medicos Internos Residenteses
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dc.subjectacnees
dc.subjectadolescentes
dc.subjectarticlees
dc.subjectattitude to healthes
dc.subjectColombiaes
dc.subjectcross-sectional studyes
dc.subjecteating habites
dc.subjecthealth promotiones
dc.subjecthumanes
dc.subjectinflammationes
dc.subjectmajor clinical studyes
dc.subjectmorbidityes
dc.subjectpersonal hygienees
dc.subjectprevalencees
dc.subjectquantitative analysises
dc.titlePrevalence of acne in students of eighth through eleventh of el retiro-antioquia and associated perceptionses
dc.typeArtículo
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