Year :
2021
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March
| Volume :
15
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3
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WM01 - WM03
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Awareness and Practices about Skin Care among Medical Students: A cross-sectional study
Published: March 1, 2021 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2021/47019.14740
Henil Upadhyay, Charmy Parikh, Pragya Ashok Nair
1. Intern, Department of Dermatology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India.
2. Intern, Department of Dermatology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Pragya Ashok Nair,
10, Vadih Bunglows, Opp. Shantaba Park, Nana Bazar, V V Nagar,
Anand-388120, Gujarat, India.
E-mail: drpragash2000@yahoo.com
Abstract
Introduction: Skin care is defined as practices that help in maintaining the structural and functional integrity of the skin. Routine skin care focuses on keeping it clean, balanced, protected and free from irritation. This can be achieved with a simple regimen including gentle cleansing, moisturising and protecting the skin from UV rays.
Aim: To evaluate the awareness and practices regarding skin care among medical students.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving medical students studying at a medical college in Western India. A questionnaire consisting of close-ended questions regarding skin care awareness and practices was used as study tool. Data was analysed using the STATA14 software.
Results: The study group comprised of 300 participants of which 201 (67%) were females and the rest 99 (33%) were males. The age of participants ranged from 17 to 23 years. Ninety-three (31%) felt that ideally face should be washed twice in a day, while 153 (51%) students were having the awareness regarding makeup removal before sleep. The ideal sunscreen SPF was not known by 211 (70.3%) students while 47 (15.7%) knew that it should be 30-50. Awareness regarding physical exercise, yoga and meditation improving the skin health was seen in 201 (67%) and 235 (78.3%), respectively. Awareness regarding adequate sleep and healthy diet necessary for healthy skin was reported by 261 (87%) and 250 (83.3%) students, respectively. Total 129 (43%) students used Over-The-Counter (OTC) products or face wash to wash their face, 167 (55.7%) used some or other cosmetic products, 226 (75.3%) students didn’t share their cosmetic products with others while 277 (92.3%) students didn’t use sunscreen routinely.
Conclusion: Medical students need to be aware about skin care practices, so that they can educate the general public about its importance particularly in country like India where most of the general population is under the influence of advertisements in newspaper and television about routine skin care.
Keywords
Dermatology, Cleansing, Medical college, Moisturising
10.7860/JCDR/2021/47019.14740
Date of Submission: Oct 04, 2020
Date of Peer Review: Dec 22, 2020
Date of Acceptance: Jan 11, 2021
Date of Publishing: Mar 01, 2021
AUTHOR DECLARATION:
• Financial or Other Competing Interests: None
• Was Ethics Committee Approval obtained for this study? Yes
• Was informed consent obtained from the subjects involved in the study? Yes
• For any images presented appropriate consent has been obtained from the subjects. NA
PLAGIARISM CHECKING METHODS:
• Plagiarism X-checker: Oct 05, 2020
• Manual Googling: Jan 11, 2021
• iThenticate Software: Jan 25, 2021 (12%)
ETYMOLOGY: Author Origin
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