Malkic Salihbegovic Eldina, Kurtalic Nermina, Kurtalic Sadat, Topić Ivana, Hađigrahić Azra
Eldina Malkic Salihbegovic, MD, University of Tuzla, Faculty of Medicine, Univerzitetska 1, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat. 2024 Dec;32(4):194-198.
Psoriasis is a chronic, incurable disease. Chronic skin diseases, including psoriasis, are a significant issue. The general population often does not have enough information and knowledge about psoriasis. The goal of the present study was to examine the awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and prejudices about psoriasis among fourth-grade high school students and to determine whether there are gender differences in awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and prejudices about psoriasis. A prospective study was conducted in the period between March and December 2023, which included 333 male and female respondents, fourth graders in secondary schools, over eighteen years of age, of both sexes, in the area of the Tuzla Canton. Almost half of the participants (48.14%) did not know what psoriasis is, and three quarters of the respondents (79.62%) did not know anyone suffering from psoriasis. More than two thirds of respondents (68.82%) did not know the date of World Psoriasis Day. Almost half of the respondents (48.76%) would not shake hands with a person with psoriasis, and 11.41% believed that it is transmitted by touch; 14.50% of respondents believed that psoriasis is contagious, while 32.09% of respondents would not associate with a person with psoriasis. We also examined whether there were gender differences among respondents in awareness and knowledge on psoriasis (Hi-test significance = 0.99952), attitudes and prejudices about psoriasis (Hi-test significance = 0.753619), but the results were not statistically significant. Continuous education on psoriasis is needed, which will primarily inform the general public about psoriasis.
银屑病是一种慢性、无法治愈的疾病。包括银屑病在内的慢性皮肤病是一个重大问题。普通大众对银屑病往往缺乏足够的信息和了解。本研究的目的是调查高中四年级学生对银屑病的认知、知识、态度和偏见，并确定在对银屑病的认知、知识、态度和偏见方面是否存在性别差异。2023年3月至12月期间进行了一项前瞻性研究，研究对象包括图兹拉州地区333名年龄超过18岁的男女高中生。几乎一半的参与者（48.14%）不知道银屑病是什么，四分之三的受访者（79.62%）不认识任何银屑病患者。超过三分之二的受访者（68.82%）不知道世界银屑病日的日期。近一半的受访者（48.76%）不会与银屑病患者握手，11.41%的人认为银屑病会通过接触传播；14.50%的受访者认为银屑病具有传染性，而32.09%的受访者不会与银屑病患者交往。我们还研究了受访者在银屑病认知和知识方面（卡方检验显著性 = 0.99952）、对银屑病的态度和偏见方面（卡方检验显著性 = 0.753619）是否存在性别差异，但结果无统计学意义。需要对银屑病进行持续教育，这将主要让公众了解银屑病。
