Prevalence of skin bleaching and its associated factors among young adults in Ghana

Autor: Mubarick N. Asumah, Abubakari Abdulai, Edem K. Dzantor, Valentine Ayamgba, Ayishetu Gariba, Grace Buremah-Excellence, Doreen-Remember Donkor
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Public Health and Toxicology, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2732-8929
DOI: 10.18332/pht/146947
Popis: Introduction Skin bleaching is a common practice among people of all ages and genders and constitutes a major public health challenge because of the associated dermatological effects, including skin cancer. The study determined the prevalence of skin bleaching and the type of products used for bleaching and associated factors among young adults in Ghana. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study design with quantitative approach was used to study 319 respondents using the consecutive sampling method. The data was analyzed descriptively and inferentially using chi-squared test and logistic regression. A conventional p
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