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PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MASKNE IN CLERKSHIP STUDENTS FACULTY OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY ACHMAD YANI CIMAHI YEAR 2021 1Bagian Kulit & Kelamin, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi. Indonesia Abstract Maskne is a term from 2 combines words, namely mask and acne. The clinical symptom of maskne is the appearance of acne vulgaris in the area covered by the mask which is known as the O-zone due to long use of mask. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of maskne and it affecting factors due to the use of masks as a protocol during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research was conducted using a descriptive research method with a cross sectional design. Total sample of 77 respondents who had met the inclusion criteria by taking samples using a simple random sampling technique. The data was primary data taken from questionnaires directy to respondents. Characteristics of respondents in this study are gender, age, type of mask, duration of mask use, frequency of changing masks, skin type, and previous history of acne. The results showed that 76.62% of clerkship students at the Faculty of Medicine, Jenderal Achmad Yani University, experienced maskne during the pandemic. As many as 61.02% of students have a history of previous acne vulgaris, 52.54% of students have a frequency of using masks 4-8 hours in a day, 67.8% of students use N95 masks, 64.41% of students change masks once in a day, and 59.32% of students have combination skin type. Maskne occurs in students who have a previous history of acne vulgaris, have 4-8 hours frequency of using masks in a day, using N95 masks, changing masks once a day, and having combination skin type. Keywords: acne vulgaris, COVID-19, clerkship student, maskne, pandemic Topic: Epidemiology and Public Health |
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