Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Dec 27;59(1):52. doi: 10.3390/medicina59010052.
In Saudi Arabia, Acne vulgaris is a very predominant ailment among adolescents, especially female university students, and self-medication has become a trend to manage this condition. To determine the prevalence of Acne vulgaris among health care students and to access the scenario of its self-medication in light of students' knowledge, attitude, and practice towards it. This was an observational study conducted at King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from January 2022 to March 2022. The study was undertaken using a pre-structured questionnaire. A total of 550 university students were recruited and the incidence of acne was observed to be 78.5% (432 out of 550) with a female predominance. A total of 56.0% (244 of 432) students used self-medications for acne without a prescription and the most used prescription drugs were topical and oral antibiotics (38.1%), followed by Isotretinoin (22.55), and topical adaplene (20.9%). Female students ( = 181, 63.5%) were significantly more likely to self-medicate compared to male students ( = 63, 42.9%, ≤ 0.001). Almost 60% of medical students had proper knowledge of medication for acne. Acne vulgaris is a highly prevalent condition among university students of Saudi Arabia and use of self-medication among acne sufferers is high. Education programs should be made to raise awareness about acne and its treatment.
在沙特阿拉伯，寻常痤疮是青少年中非常普遍的疾病，尤其是女大学生，自我药疗已成为管理这种疾病的一种趋势。为了确定医学生中寻常痤疮的患病率，并根据学生对该病的知识、态度和实践来了解其自我药疗的情况。这是一项在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的沙特国王大学进行的观察性研究，时间为 2022 年 1 月至 2022 年 3 月。研究采用了预先制定的问卷。共招募了 550 名大学生，观察到痤疮的发病率为 78.5%（550 名中的 432 名），女性居多。共有 56.0%（432 名中的 244 名）的学生未经处方自行使用治疗痤疮的药物，最常使用的处方药是局部和口服抗生素（38.1%），其次是异维 A 酸（22.55%）和局部阿达帕林（20.9%）。女学生（=181，63.5%）比男学生（=63，42.9%，≤0.001）更倾向于自行用药。几乎 60%的医学生对治疗痤疮的药物有正确的认识。寻常痤疮在沙特阿拉伯的大学生中是一种高发疾病，痤疮患者的自我药疗使用率很高。应该制定教育计划来提高人们对痤疮及其治疗的认识。
