%0 Journal Article
%T A Study on Factors In fluencing Acne among the Medical Students of Bangladesh
%A MM Mafizur Rahman
%A Md Alfazzaman
%A Md Mujibur Rahman
%A Md Saizuddin
%A Md Shadul Hasan
%A Mohammad Mujibur Rahman
%A Swapon Kr Sen
%J Medicine Today
%D 2017
%R https://doi.org/10.3329/medtoday.v29i2.34623
%X It was across sectional study to explore the factors responsible for Acne among the undergraduate medical students in Z.H. Sikder Women's Medical College, Dhaka. In this study, it revealed that 34,38% of respondents were suffering from acne where habit of smoking (32%) , using of cosmetics (36%), taking of fast food (82%) & taking of less water (36%) & premenstrual flare up (66%) are responsible for aggravating & influencing factors for acne. This study further shown that majority (83.63%) of the respondents are suffering from acne in face, 58.18% in pimple stage, 60.00% in grade IV & 38.18% in grade III. BMI has no influence for the causation of acne as it occurs most (66.45%) in the group where BMI is within normal range from 20-24. Among the respondents, scar present in 36% & hyper pigmentation in 24% as they did not maintain personal hygiene properly. Medicine Today 2017 Vol.29(2): 30-32
%K Acne
%K Awareness
%K Perception
%K Personal hygiene
%K Fast food etc
%U https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/MEDTODAY/article/view/34623