title: Frequency and psychosocial impact of acne on university and college students.
abstract: Objectives of the study were to describe the frequency of acne in late adolescent and adult students and to evaluate psychosocial impact of the disease. It was a cross-sectional study conducted in four institutions, from June to August 2008. Questionnaires with Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) were filled by 950 students. They were examined for presence and severity of acne. Age ranged from 17 to 28 years. Frequency of facial acne was 74.6%. Difference between the genders was not statistically significant. Mean ADI score was 2.67 + 5.35, and range was 0-13. The disease had a greater psychosocial impact on females as compared to males.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
authors.forename: Noman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shahzad
authors.forename: Junaid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nasir
authors.forename: Umaira
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ikram
authors.lastname: Asmaa-ul-Haque
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qadir
authors.forename: Muhammad Adnan
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sohail
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult