PREVALENCE OF ACNE VULGARIS AMONG ADOLESCENT FEMALES IN KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

The results show that most of the respondents are Saudis. The results showed that the majority of cases of acne are whiteheads less than 20. The results show that the most common type of acne is the blackheads. The results indicated that most respondents do not use any of the mentioned medicines. The results indicated that most respondents suffer from stress . The results indicated that most respondents disease.


THE RESULTS WAS:
The overall adjusted prevalence of self-reported acne was 57.8% (95% confidence interval 56.9% to 58.7%). The rates per country ranged from 42.2% in Poland to 73.5% in the Czech and Slovak Republics. The prevalence of acne was highest at age 15-17 years and decreased with age. On multivariate analysis, a history of maternal or paternal acne was associated with an increased probability of having acne (odds ratio 3.077, 95% CI 2.743 to 3.451, and 2.700, 95% CI 2.391 to 3.049, respectively; both P < 0.0001), as was the consumption of chocolate (OR 1.276, 95% CI 1.094 to 1.488, for quartile 4 vs. quartile 1). Increasing age (OR 0.728, 95% CI 0.639 to 0.830 for age 21-24 years vs. 15-17 years) and smoking tobacco (OR 0.705, 95% CI 0.616 to 0.807) were associated with a reduced probability of acne.
This means that the possibility of developing common acne increases in adolescence, and this is consistent with the existing research idea.

RESEARCH AIM:
To determine how many females, have Acne vulgaris and risk factors and effective treatment.

OBJECTIVES:
1-To determine the prevalence Acne vulgaris among adolescent and young females in kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2-Determine the risk factors of Acne vulgaris. 3-Determine the disease associated with Acne Vulgaris. 4-To consider how effective the medication is?

METHODOLOGY:
Study design: This is an analytical cross-sectional study.

Study Setting and period:
This is an analytical cross-sectional study, KSA from April 2019 till November 2019.

Study population and sampling:
Study participants: Inclusion criteria; Adolescent females.

Sampling method:
Participants will be carried out by questionnaire. Sampling size: 750

Outcome measures
The outcome measure is by counting the ratio of the number of patients have acne vulgaris this will be measured using: By determining the extent of the acne vulgaris and most common types and situation.
Prevalence study: will be carried to test the questionnaire if easily understood and the response of the participants. Data from the cross-sectional study will be used to calculate the sample size.

Data Management and Analysis plan:
Data will be entered and analyzed using SPSS version 17.0 Descriptive statistics will be performed and categorical data will be displayed as frequencies and percentages while measures of central tendencies and measures and dispersion will be used to summarize continuous variables. Univariate and multivariate analysis will be performed to investigate association between exposure factors age, nationality, suffering from acne vulgaris, types , situation. statistical significance is set at a P value of 0.05 or less.

RESULTS
1122 responses were collected showing the following results and conclusion :

1)
The results showed that most of the sample was between the ages of 18 to 30 years.

2)
of the sample suffering from stress which may sometimes cause increased appearance of acne. The results showed that most of the sample did not suffer from diabetes or crohn, which is a good indicator, because diabetes and crohn affect many parts of the body, including the skin. Half of the sample eat chocolate continuously and that is one of the most important reasons for increasing the appearance of acne.