Attitudes and Knowledge of Acne in Mexican Adolescents

• Conditions: Acne
• Interventions: Behavioral: Survey

• Registration Number: NCT01857960
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí

Brief Summary

Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects almost 100% of the teenagers worldwide. The peak incidence is between 12 and 18 years old, although it can be present in adults. There are many different beliefs about what can cause or exacerbate acne, and also about treatment.

In Mexico, 26.4% of the population is between 15 and 29 years old, which represents that more than 25% of the population is at risk for presenting acne. In our country, the different beliefs about the causes and treatment of acne among general adolescent population have not been explored. The objective of the present study is to determine the possible causes for which young Mexicans do not go to the dermatologist to receive treatment for acne. Our main hypothesis is that the lack of knowledge of the disease is responsible for this behavior.

Detailed Description

Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects almost 100% of the teenagers worldwide. The peak incidence is between 12 and 18 years old, although it can be present in adults. There are many different beliefs about what factors can cause or exacerbate acne, as well concerning treatments.

In Mexico, 26.4% of the population is between 15 and 29 years old, which represents that more than 25% of the population is at risk for presenting acne. In our country, there are diverse beliefs about the causes and treatment of acne among general adolescent population which have not been explored before. The objective of the present study is to determine possible causes that are involved in the low use of health system with the intention to receive treatment for acne. The investigators' main hypothesis is that the lack of knowledge of the disease is responsible for this behavior.

The investigators are going to explore health, educational, family and economic issues in the search of association by multivariate analysis.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-05
• Study First Submitted: 2013-05-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-05-17
• Study First Posted: 2013-05-20
• Status Verified: 2014-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-02
• Primary Completion: 2015-01
• Study Completion: 2015-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• Mexican subjects
• Age between 12 and 25 years
• Both genders
• Sign informed consent

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Exclusion Criteria

• None

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Adolescents	Survey	Acne survey among Mexican adolescents

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cause for not receiving medical treatment	Up to 1 year	To determine the possible causes for which an adolescent does not look for medical treatment for acne

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Professional indicated to treat acne	Up to 1 year	To know which professionals (health-care related or not) are considered appropriate by teenagers to treat acne
Treatments for acne used by teenagers	Up to 1 year	To describe the most used treatments for acne among teenagers
Description of knowledge about acne	Up to 1 year	To describe the knowledge that young subjects have regarding the causes of acne

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Central Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto; 🇲🇽 San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico