Dissatisfaction and acne vulgaris in male adolescents
                    and associated factors

Isaacsson, Viviane Christina Siena; Almeida Jr., Hiram Larangeira de; Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira; Breunig, Juliano de Avelar; Souza, Paulo Ricardo Martins de

doi:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142634

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Investigation • An. bras. dermatol. 89 (4) • Jul-Aug 2014 • https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142634 copy

Dissatisfaction and acne vulgaris in male adolescents and associated factors^* * Work performed at the Universidade Católica de Pelotas (UCPel) - Pelotas (RS), Brazil.

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BACKGROUND:

Acne vulgaris has high prevalence, disturbing quality of life during adolescence.

OBJECTIVES:

To measure dissastifaction and acne in 18-year-old male individuals and its associated factors.

METHODS:

A questionnaire was applied by trained interviewers to all boys during selection for the military service. Dissatisfaction and acne was evaluated using a self-administered face scale. Facial, prestrernal and dorsal acne were evaluated separately.

RESULTS:

A total of 2,200 adolescents, aged 18 years, were interviewed. Among these, 1,678 had acne on the face and 974 (54.05%) showed some degree of dissatisfaction. Regarding the impact of acne located on the chest, 326 out of 686 adolescents (47.52%) reported dissatisfaction. For acne located on the back, 568 out of 1,103 affected individuals (51.50%) showed dissatisfaction. Facial / dorsal acne and dissatisfaction were statistically associated with lower income, lower education levels and with non-whites. Presternal acne and dissatisfaction were statistically asssociated with lower income and lower education levels.

CONCLUSION:

This population-based study found a high prevalence of acne on the face, back and chest, with high rates of dissatisfaction.

Acne vulgaris; Adolescent psychology; Epidemiology

Variables		N	(%)
Skin color
	Whites	1.552	(70.5)
	Non-whites	648	(29.5)
Schooling (years of study)
	First quartile (0-7 years)	687	(31.2)
	Second quartile (8 years)	449	(20.4)
	Third quartile (9-10 years)	566	(25.7)
	Forth quartile (11-12 years)	498	(22.6)
Socioeconomic Level
	A and B	997	(46.0)
	C	1.086	(50.1)
	D and E	86	(3.96)

	Face 1 (indifference)		Face 2		Face 3		Face 4		Face 5
Facial acne	704	(41.95%)	574	(34.21%)	276	(16.45%)	77	(4.59%)	47	(2.80%)
Dorsal acne	535	(48.50%)	323	(29.28%)	162	(14.69%)	62	(5.62%)	21	(1.90%)
Presternal acne	360	(52.48%)	197	(28.72%)	88	(12.83%)	22	(3.21%)	19	(2.77%)

	Schooling quartiles					Socioeconomic classes
	1º	2º	3º	4º	p	A	B	C	D	p
Facial acne	315	210	236	213	0.001^* * Linear tendency test	48	388	485	34	0.004^* * Linear tendency test
	66.04%	60.52%	53.27%	51.82%		42.86%	56.98%	60.70%	58.62%
Dorsal acne	164	111	162	162	0.001^* * Linear tendency test	32	231	281	18	0.003^* * Linear tendency test
	59.64%	50.45%	51.10%	45.02%		41.03%	48.63%	55.53%	60.00%
Presternal acne	105	68	73	80	<0.001^* * Linear tendency test	17	137	154	16
	60.69%	48.23%	41.24%	41.03%		37.78%	45.51%	50.33%	59.26%	0.035^* * Linear tendency test

	Whites with dissatisfaction	Non-whites with dissatisfaction	p
Facial acne	685	289
	55.74%	64.37%	0.002 ^ Chi Square test
Dorsal acne	415	153
	49.40%	58.17%	0.013 ^ Chi Square test
Presternal acne	244	82
	46.21%	51.90%	0.238 ^ Chi Square test

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Dissatisfaction and acne vulgaris in male adolescents and associated factors* * Work performed at the Universidade Católica de Pelotas (UCPel) - Pelotas (RS), Brazil.

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CONCLUSION:

Dissatisfaction and acne vulgaris in male adolescents and associated factors^* * Work performed at the Universidade Católica de Pelotas (UCPel) - Pelotas (RS), Brazil.