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Extent of use of skin bleaching agents and associated factors among female college students in Ilala district, Dar es salaam
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Machangu, O. I. N. |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | Background: Skin bleaching is the cosmetic treatment to reduce melanin in the skin. Melanin acts as a protector of the body from external factors that can harm it. The use of skin bleaching has recently increased in Tanzania. Bleaching agents can be in various forms such as creams, pills, injection and soap. They contain hydroquinone, mercury and steroids which are highly poisonous to human body that may lead to diseases such as leukemia, skin cancer, kidney failure, hypertension and irreversible skin damage. Despite these adverse effects, the use of skin bleaching agents is still on the rise. Women especially female college students are engaged in bleaching their skin for beautification without the knowledge of adverse effects to their body physiology. Aim of the study: To assess the extent of use of skin bleaching agents and its associated factors among female college students in Ilala District, Dar es Salaam. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among female students in four randomly selected higher learning institutions in Ilala district, Dar es Salaam Multi stage sampling technique was used to obtain the study sample. The data was collected by using self administered structured questionnaire to 623 female students. Data entry and analysis was conducted by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Data was summarized using descriptive statistics. Frequency distribution tables summarized categorical variables. Logistic regression was used to examine associations between various study subjects‟ characteristics and use of skin bleaching agents. Results: The proportion of higher learning students reported to use skin bleaching agents was 57.8%. College students who were divorced or cohabiting were about twelve times more likely to use bleach compared to those who were single [adjusted odds ratio (AOR), 11.97 (95% CI: 3.28, 43.72)]. Students from Institute of finance Management (IFM) and Dar es salaam school of journalism (DSJ) were more likely to use bleach compared to students from Muhimbili university of health Allied Science (MUHAS) (about 23 times and 7 times respectively, p<0.0001). |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
