Public Knowledge and Attitude towards Vitiligo: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Jordan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease affecting approximately 2% of the world's population. Besides vitiligo cosmetic issues, patients suffer from psychological comorbidities. This results from the stigmatization they encounter from surrounding individuals. Accordingly, the current study was the first to assess Jordanians' knowledge and attitude toward vitiligo.

Methods

Data collection was completed by an online questionnaire consisting of four sections to capture participants' sociodemographic characteristics, previous exposure, and knowledge and attitude toward vitiligo. The analysis took place through R and RStudio.

Results

Of our 994 surveyed participants, only 8.45% and 12.47% had a low level of vitiligo knowledge and negative total attitude score, respect

SUBMITTER: Murshidi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10298545 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature