Knowledge on Acne Vulgaris and Menstrual Cycle: A Study on Adolescent Girls

Acne vulgaris is a common, chronic inflammatory diseases of skin, several factors has been suggested to influence acne including diet, menstruation, sweating, UV radiation, stress, occupation. A cross sectional study was carried out among 164 respondents aged 10-19 years. The aim of this study was to find out the relationship between acne vulgaris and menstrual cycle among adolescents in selected school of Dhaka city. Data were collected through face to face interview of the respondents by using a semi-structured questionnaire. This present study revealed that mean age of the students was 14.3, mean age onset of menstruation (menarche) was 11.9 years ranging from 10 to 15 years. Bi-vitiate analysis revealed that the proportion of acne vulgaris was found to be high among the students aged 15 years and above, 53(51.5%) among 103(62.8%) acne students and without acne 61(37.2%) out of total 164 respondents and the association was statistically significant p value =0.034 .The present study reflects that there is significant difference in treatment with acne which was found statistically high during postmenstrual phase p =0.010 (p<.010) than premenstrual phase p value =0.053 (p<.05).