دورية أكاديمية
Prevalence of Acne and its Association with Stress in Female Medical Students
| العنوان: | Prevalence of Acne and its Association with Stress in Female Medical Students |
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| المؤلفون: | Samrah Tahir, Asma Fatimah Malik, Laiba Khan, Wareesha Ijaz, Rida Fatima, Faizan Fazal, Shawana Sharif |
| المصدر: | Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2024) |
| بيانات النشر: | ziauddin University, 2024. |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Biochemistry LCC:Dentistry LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology LCC:Medicine (General) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Acne, Stress, Female students, Biochemistry, QD415-436, Dentistry, RK1-715, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| الوصف: | Background: Acne vulgaris is described as a chronic skin disease involving blockage and inflammation of pilosebaceous units. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of acne and its association with stress in female students. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out at Rawalpindi Medical University. The study included female medical students of all five years of MBBS excluding lactating and pregnant females and the ones who were diagnosed with skin disorders other than acne. The sample size was 271. A questionnaire consisting of PSS (Perceived Stress Scale) and GAGS (Global Acne Grading System) was used. Data was analyzed by using SPSS and basic statistics and Spearman correlation were applied. Results: In this study, it was found that out of a total of 271 students, 138(50.9%) students didn’t have acne, and 133(49%) did have Acne. Out of a total of 271 students, 19 (7%) students had low stress, 204 students (75.3%) had moderate stress, and 48 students (17.7%) had high perceived stress. Out of 133 who were found to have acne, 87(32.1%) of the participants had mild acne, 36(13.3%) had moderate acne, 9(3.3%) had severe acne, and 1(0.4%) had very severe acne. An increase in stress severity was moderately correlated (r=0.393) with an increase in acne severity which was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusions: Almost half of the study population was found to have Acne. A positive correlation has been found between stress and acne indicating stress as one of the causative factors of acne. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2313-7371 2308-2593 |
| Relation: | https://ojs.zu.edu.pk/pjmd/article/view/2297; https://doaj.org/toc/2313-7371; https://doaj.org/toc/2308-2593 |
| DOI: | 10.36283/PJMD13-1/013 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/a603bdf1349545f899ebe5539a635568 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.603bdf1349545f899ebe5539a635568 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 23137371 23082593 |
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| DOI: | 10.36283/PJMD13-1/013 |