Evaluation of the Skin Infections and Conditions among Students of Gomal Medical College Pakistan
Shumaila Parveen *
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sindh Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Yaser M. Alahmadi
Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia.
Faryal Adnan
Department of Biochemistry, Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Abad, Sindh, Pakistan.
Eshawa Darr
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Punjab, Punjab, Pakistan.
Ali Alalawi
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pharmacy College, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Syed Shafqat Ali Shah Rizvi
College of Pharmacy, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
Sadaqat Hussain Awan
Department of Pharmaceutics, Government college University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Awais Ahmed
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Asif Shahzad
Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan.
Tahseen Ahmed
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Abad, Sindh, Pakistan.
Abdul Rashid Shaikh
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Altaf Ali Mangi
Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Objective: The objective of the current study is to determine the pattern of dermatological disorders and to find out their connection with different socioeconomically factors among students of the Medical College.
Methodology: The Cross sectional observational study was carried out for the period of three months .The research instrument used was the well developed questionnaire.
Results: The questionnaire was administered among total 350 students and the most participant age group was the > 22 and that was about 47.4% of the total sample size the more skin complication seen was the acne that was about 59.7%, in addition to this dandruff contributed very heavily to the hair complexities which makes about 35.7% of the sample.
Conclusion: Skin infections especially the cosmetic are very common among the Medical students.
Keywords: Skin infections, acne, medical students, Pattern