Awareness Of Psoriasis Among General Population - A Questionnaire Based Study

Background: Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that affects the skin and mucous membranes and the Oral manifestations of psoriasis are not well recognized like skin lesions. As Psoriasis may be a rare oral manifestation but it is very important to know about it. Aim: To carry on a survey to know about the knowledge of Psoriasis among the general population. Materials And Methods: 100 students were chosen and a questionnaire including 6 questions were surveyed and the results are obtained. The questionnaire included questions concentrating on the knowledge of the students about the knowledge of Psoriasis. Results and Conclusion: The awareness of Psoriasis disease among the general population was taken as a study and it was found that upto 90% have a knowledge of this disease. But the knowledge on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention was minimum which has to be improved.