Acne
Conditions
Keywords
Acne, Treatment, Cost, Behavior
Brief summary
Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects almost 100% of the teenagers worldwide. The peak incidence is between 12 and 18 years old, although it can be present in adults. There are many different beliefs about what can cause or exacerbate acne, and also about treatment. In Mexico, 26.4% of the population is between 15 and 29 years old, which represents that more than 25% of the population is at risk for presenting acne. In our country, the different beliefs about the causes and treatment of acne among general adolescent population have not been explored. The objective of the present study is to determine the possible causes for which young Mexicans do not go to the dermatologist to receive treatment for acne. Our main hypothesis is that the lack of knowledge of the disease is responsible for this behavior.
Detailed description
Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects almost 100% of the teenagers worldwide. The peak incidence is between 12 and 18 years old, although it can be present in adults. There are many different beliefs about what factors can cause or exacerbate acne, as well concerning treatments. In Mexico, 26.4% of the population is between 15 and 29 years old, which represents that more than 25% of the population is at risk for presenting acne. In our country, there are diverse beliefs about the causes and treatment of acne among general adolescent population which have not been explored before. The objective of the present study is to determine possible causes that are involved in the low use of health system with the intention to receive treatment for acne. The investigators' main hypothesis is that the lack of knowledge of the disease is responsible for this behavior. The investigators are going to explore health, educational, family and economic issues in the search of association by multivariate analysis.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSurvey
A survey is directly applied to subjects who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria
Sponsors
Hospital Central Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto
Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Mexican subjects * Age between 12 and 25 years * Both genders * Sign informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cause for not receiving medical treatment | Up to 1 year | To determine the possible causes for which an adolescent does not look for medical treatment for acne |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Description of knowledge about acne | Up to 1 year | To describe the knowledge that young subjects have regarding the causes of acne |
| Treatments for acne used by teenagers | Up to 1 year | To describe the most used treatments for acne among teenagers |
| Professional indicated to treat acne | Up to 1 year | To know which professionals (health-care related or not) are considered appropriate by teenagers to treat acne |
Countries
Mexico
Contacts
Primary ContactJuan P Castanedo-Cazares, MD, MSc
Backup ContactBertha Torres-Alvarez, MD
Outcome results
None listed