Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Afr Health Sci. 2024 Mar;24(1):288-294. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v24i1.34.
Deodorants are widely used to mask unpleasant body odors. They are reported to cause some adverse effects depending on the form and ingredients. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of deodorant use and related adverse effects among Palestinian students.
This cross-sectional study was carried out at An-Najah National University from Aug 2018 to Mar 2020. A questionnaire was constructed using a Google survey form. All analyses were done using SPSS 21.0, Fisher test was used for comparative analysis and the P-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
A total of 554 students participated in the study. About 93% of the participants were using deodorants and adverse effects were reported by 25% of the participants. The reported adverse effects were itching (26%), coloration (25%), sneezing (21%), and eye redness (8%). Only 4.1% of the participants visited a physician for counselling regarding various adverse effects.
Deodorants were widely used by Palestinian students with reported adverse effects, but these side effects rarely prompted the participants to seek medical advice.
除臭剂被广泛用于掩盖身体的异味。据报道,除臭剂的使用形式和成分会导致一些不良反应。本研究旨在评估巴勒斯坦学生使用除臭剂的情况以及相关不良反应的发生率。
本横断面研究于 2018 年 8 月至 2020 年 3 月在纳贾赫国立大学进行。使用谷歌调查表单构建了一份问卷。所有分析均使用 SPSS 21.0 进行,Fisher 检验用于比较分析,P 值<0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
共有 554 名学生参加了研究。约 93%的参与者使用了除臭剂,25%的参与者报告了不良反应。报告的不良反应包括瘙痒(26%)、变色(25%)、打喷嚏(21%)和眼睛发红(8%)。只有 4.1%的参与者因各种不良反应就诊咨询医生。
巴勒斯坦学生广泛使用除臭剂,并有报告的不良反应,但这些副作用很少促使参与者寻求医疗建议。