影响南印度皮肤植物病患者自我治疗实践的模式和因素 - - 一项病例控制研究
Archana Karunagaran1, Sandhiya Dhandapani1, Saritha Mohanan1
1Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kathirkamam, Puducherry, India.
Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology
|February 8, 2026
概括
印度皮肤植物病患者的自我治疗率为36.8%,主要使用局部抗真菌奶油. 这项研究调查了自我治疗行为和模式,以了解对抗真菌耐药性的贡献因素.
科学领域:
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 皮肤植物病在印度越来越令人担忧,因抗真菌耐药性而加剧.
- 自我治疗是这种耐药性的可疑驱动因素,但对患者实践的数据有限.
- 这项研究解决了有关皮肤植物病患者自我治疗行为的知识差距.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定诊断为皮肤植物病的患者的自我治疗行为.
- 确定预测该患者群体自我治疗的因素.
- 描述皮肤植物病患者使用的常见自我治疗模式和方法.
主要方法:
- 采用病例控制研究设计,将皮肤植物病患者作为病例,其他皮肤疾病患者作为对照.
- 收集的数据包括自我治疗频率,临床人口统计细节和特定的自我治疗模式.
- 信息被系统地记录下来,使用一个预先为所有参与者设计的形式.
主要成果:
- 在171名皮肤植物病患者和207名对照组中,36.8%的皮肤植物病患者报告自药,明显高于对照组的9.2% (P<0.001).
- 局部抗真菌奶油成为自我治疗中最常用的药物.
- 在皮肤植物病的不同阶段 (先天性,慢性,复发性,复发性) 中,没有观察到自我治疗率的显著差异.
结论:
- 在这项研究中,皮肤植物病患者的自我治疗率低于以前在印度其他地区报告的.
- 建议在印度的不同地理区域进行进一步的研究,以探索自我治疗患病率的区域差异.
- 了解这些地理差异可能会揭示导致抗真菌耐药性模式的局部因素.
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