Attitudes and Knowledge of Acne in Mexican Adolescents

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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
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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.

Official Title
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Survey About Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Acne in Mexican Adolescents

Conditions
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Acne

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Survey


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Mexican subjects Age between 12 and 25 years Both genders Sign informed consent Exclusion Criteria: None

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Adolescents<br>Acne survey among Mexican adolescents | Behavioral: Survey<br>* A survey is directly applied to subjects who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cause for not receiving medical treatment | To determine the possible causes for which an adolescent does not look for medical treatment for acne | Up to 1 year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Description of knowledge about acne | To describe the knowledge that young subjects have regarding the causes of acne | Up to 1 year | 
| Treatments for acne used by teenagers | To describe the most used treatments for acne among teenagers | Up to 1 year | 
| Professional indicated to treat acne | To know which professionals (health-care related or not) are considered appropriate by teenagers to treat acne | Up to 1 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Acne, Treatment, Cost, Behavior