Knowledge, Beliefs, and Psychosocial Effect of Acne Vulgaris among Saudi Acne Patients

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study population.

Variable	Frequency (total sample number = 180)
	No.	%
Age
≤14 years old males	4	2.2%
≤14 years old females	15	8.4%
14–21 years old males	52	28.9%
14–21 years old females	60	33.3%
>21 years old males	24	13.3%
>21 years old females	25	13.9%
Gender
Males	72	40%
Females	108	60%
Marital status
Single	150	83.3%
Married	28	15.5%
Divorced	1	0.6%
Widow (er)	1	0.6%
Education
Illiterate	5	2.8%
Primary school	2	1.1%
Intermediate school	29	16.1%
Secondary school	95	52.8%
Bachelor or more	49	27.2%
Occupation
Student	101	56.1%
Governmental job	15	8.3%
Nongovernmental	20	11.1%
Housewife	16	8.9%
Jobless	28	15.6%
Income
<5000 Saudi Riyals	54	30%
5000–10000  Saudi Riyals	82	45.6%
>10000  Saudi Riyals	44	24.4%