title: Acne Knowledge of Hispanic Parents of Teenagers with Mild to Moderate Acne.
abstract: We performed a cross-sectional study of Hispanic and non-Hispanic parents of children with acne using a survey designed to determine their level of awareness of acne and its treatment; 82% of Hispanic parents and 40% of non-Hispanic parents agreed that a health care provider should treat mild acne (p < 0.001). Hispanic parents of adolescents with acne agreed more frequently than non-Hispanic parents that children with mild and moderate acne should be taken to a health care provider for treatment, but they tended not to visit health care providers. Future studies should aim to determine the reasons for this discrepancy, after which culturally sensitive educational programs can be developed to address this disparity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Isha.e.lopez@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Isha
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zapata
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Juan Jesús
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sosa
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Clifford
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodgers
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences-Biostatistics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.|Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Hynan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Alexa B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Kimball
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Amit G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Pandya
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*