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Does the social media affect young people with hyperpigmentation to seek medical help? A cross-sectional study in Al-Qassim Region

Hadeel Yousef Alseleem, Abdullah Abdulaziz Khojah, Leena Mohammed Allabboudy, Fatima Muhammad Alturki, Alya Saleh Alturki, Ashwaq Majed Almutairi, Moteb Khalaf Alotaibi.


Abstract
Background: Hyperpigmentation is a common concern that represents the sequelae of various dermatological disorders that could have a negative psychosocial impact on patients. Thereby, this study aimed to estimate the impact of social media on young people regarding seeking medical help and to evaluate the behavior in dealing with hyperpigmentation in Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: This study was a prospective, quantitative cross-sectional study conducted on a total of 317 participants including 19.9% males and 80.1% f emales, through a pre-tested questionnaire.
Results: The average age of the participants was 22.99± 5.89 years. The most common site on which the participants received medical information about skin pigmentation was Twitter (64.7%), followed by snap chat and Instagram. About 47.6% of participants had good health, while 30.6% had dermatological diseases. Most of the participants (68.5%) rarely read an article or news on skin pigmentation on social media and 62.1% of
them sometimes paid attention to the herbal mixture or related drugs in news, advertisements, or articles on social media.
Conclusion: The impact of social media on young people with hyperpigmentation regarding seeking medical help in Saudi Arabia was low, where most of them rarely read an article or news on skin pigmentation on social media.

Key words: Social media, hyperpigmentation, medical help, young adults, herbal mixture


 
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Alseleem HY, Khojah AA, Allabboudy LM, Alturki FM, Alturki AS, Almutairi AM, Alotaibi MK. Does the social media affect young people with hyperpigmentation to seek medical help? A cross-sectional study in Al-Qassim Region. IJMDC. 2021; 5(1): 273-279. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1607253839

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Alseleem HY, Khojah AA, Allabboudy LM, Alturki FM, Alturki AS, Almutairi AM, Alotaibi MK. Does the social media affect young people with hyperpigmentation to seek medical help? A cross-sectional study in Al-Qassim Region. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=22404 [Access: March 29, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1607253839

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Alseleem HY, Khojah AA, Allabboudy LM, Alturki FM, Alturki AS, Almutairi AM, Alotaibi MK. Does the social media affect young people with hyperpigmentation to seek medical help? A cross-sectional study in Al-Qassim Region. IJMDC. 2021; 5(1): 273-279. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1607253839


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Alseleem HY, Khojah AA, Allabboudy LM, Alturki FM, Alturki AS, Almutairi AM, Alotaibi MK. Does the social media affect young people with hyperpigmentation to seek medical help? A cross-sectional study in Al-Qassim Region. IJMDC. (2021), [cited March 29, 2024]; 5(1): 273-279. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1607253839


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Alseleem, H. Y., Khojah, . A. A., Allabboudy, . L. M., Alturki, . F. M., Alturki, . A. S., Almutairi, . A. M. & Alotaibi, . M. K. (2021) Does the social media affect young people with hyperpigmentation to seek medical help? A cross-sectional study in Al-Qassim Region. IJMDC, 5 (1), 273-279. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1607253839


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Alseleem, Hadeel Yousef, Abdullah Abdulaziz Khojah, Leena Mohammed Allabboudy, Fatima Muhammad Alturki, Alya Saleh Alturki, Ashwaq Majed Almutairi, and Moteb Khalaf Alotaibi. 2021. Does the social media affect young people with hyperpigmentation to seek medical help? A cross-sectional study in Al-Qassim Region. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 5 (1), 273-279. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1607253839


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Alseleem, Hadeel Yousef, Abdullah Abdulaziz Khojah, Leena Mohammed Allabboudy, Fatima Muhammad Alturki, Alya Saleh Alturki, Ashwaq Majed Almutairi, and Moteb Khalaf Alotaibi. "Does the social media affect young people with hyperpigmentation to seek medical help? A cross-sectional study in Al-Qassim Region." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 5 (2021), 273-279. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1607253839


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Alseleem, Hadeel Yousef, Abdullah Abdulaziz Khojah, Leena Mohammed Allabboudy, Fatima Muhammad Alturki, Alya Saleh Alturki, Ashwaq Majed Almutairi, and Moteb Khalaf Alotaibi. "Does the social media affect young people with hyperpigmentation to seek medical help? A cross-sectional study in Al-Qassim Region." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 5.1 (2021), 273-279. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1607253839


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Alseleem, H. Y., Khojah, . A. A., Allabboudy, . L. M., Alturki, . F. M., Alturki, . A. S., Almutairi, . A. M. & Alotaibi, . M. K. (2021) Does the social media affect young people with hyperpigmentation to seek medical help? A cross-sectional study in Al-Qassim Region. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 5 (1), 273-279. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1607253839




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