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To Study the “Knowledge” About Psoriasis in Undergraduate MBBS Students

Shashikant B. Dhumale , Eknath Maruti Bamane1 , Shashikant B. Dhumale2

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Indian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 6(1):p 13-19, January-June 2019. | DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijmhs.2347.9981.6119.3

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Background: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with itchy, coloured scaly lesion/ patches on the skin. It can present with arthritis, nail involvement with cosmetically disfiguring affecting the quality of life (QOL). Knowledge of psoriasis is essential so as to avoid misbelieves & discrimination against psoriasis patients, which can be achieved through the future medicos if they are aware of scientific facts. Materials & method: An observational, crosssectional study of 100 MBBS students’ undergone clinical batches with 20 objective questions of answers Yes/No, comprising of six different headings as entered in a master chart. Percentage of desired/correct answers was calculated & “average” of 6 categories compared for ranking, so as to judge the level /percentage of awareness of each question/ headings. Results: Out of six-6 categories all students heard about psoriasis. Knowledge of “Myths - misbelieves” as well as advanced knowledge was 34.8%, Scientific knowledge- 29.3%, General knowledge- 27.4%, Awareness- 20%, Except the A, all categories lie below average (35%), showing poor knowledge about psoriasis. Conclusions: The undergraduate MBBS students having a poor knowledge about psoriasis who must be well trained with exposure to psoriasis patients since Doctors are the topmost in spreading the knowledge.

Keywords: Psoriasis Knowledge MBBS; Undergraduates; Poor Awareness

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