Dissatisfaction and acne vulgaris in male adolescents and associated factors

Background: acne vulgaris has high prevalence,disturbing quality of life during adolescence. objectives: to measure dissastifaction and acne in 18-year-old male individuals and its associated factors. methods: a questionnaire was applied by trained interviewers to all boys during selection for the military service. dissatisfaction and acne was evaluated using a self-administered face scale. facial,prestrernal and dorsal acne were evaluated separately. results: a total of 2,200 adolescents,aged 18 years,were interviewed. among these,1,678 had acne on the face and 974 (54.05%) showed some degree of dissatisfaction. regarding the impact of acne located on the chest,326 out of 686 adolescents (47.52%) reported dissatisfaction. for acne located on the back,568 out of 1,103 affected individuals (51.50%) showed dissatisfaction. facial/dorsal acne and dissatisfaction were statistically associated with lower income,lower education levels and with non-whites. presternal acne and dissatisfaction were statistically asssociated with lower income and lower education levels. conclusion: this population-based study found a high prevalence of acne on the face,back and chest,with high rates of dissatisfaction. © 2014 by anais brasileiros de dermatologia.