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Published in English in Tropical Dental Journal Volume 23 - September 2000 pages 23-26
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Authors : A.E. Obiechina, A.O. Olutayo - Nigeria
Nous avons mené une étude dans trois communautés. 1800 personnes de même sexe, hasardeusement sélectionnées, étaient interrogées et leur attitude par rapport aux marques faciales était analysée. De ce nombre, 31,39 % n'aiment pas les marques faciales et étaient mécontents ou embarrassés par la cicatrice, 36,56 % étaient satisfaits de leurs marques, 32,06 % étaient indifférents. Ceux qui étaient embarrassés étaient prédominants entre 10-29 ans soit 66,52 % dans cette tranche d'âge. Ceux âgés de 40-49 ans étaient largement indifférents (52,23 %) quand à la majorité de ceux âgés de plus de 50 ans ils étaient satisfaits des marques faciales (81,29 %).
Des 565 personnes interrogées qui aimeraient enlever les marques faciales, 51,16 % étaient des hommes et 45,84 % étaient des femmes.
Parmi les 577 qui étaient indifférents aux marques faciales, 47,31% étaient des hommes cependant 52,29 % étaient des femmes. La relation entre le groupe d'âge et l'attitude face aux marques faciales était significative, mais aucune corrélation était établie entre le sexe et l'attitude face aux marques faciales.
Cette étude suggère que les marques faciales se démodent. Il y a un degré d'ignorance assez élevé concernant le traitement pour l'enlèvement des marques faciales.
A survey was conducted in three communities. A total of 1800 respondents of equal sexes were randomly selected, and their attitudes to facial marks were analysed. Of this number, 31.39 % dislike facial marks and were unhappy or embarrassed by the scar, 36.56 % were happy with the marks, while 32.06 % were indifferent. The study revealed that those who were unhappy and embarrassed were predominantly within the age groups of 10-29 years representing 66.52 % within the age groups. Those aged 40-49 years were largely indifferent (52.23 %), while most of those aged 50 years and above were happy with facial marks (81.29 %).
Of the 565 respondents that would like to remove facial marks, 54.16 % were males while 45.84 % were females. Among the 577 that were indifferent to facial marks, 47.31 % were males while 52.69 % were females. The relationship between the age groups and response on facial marks was significant (p<0.01), while the relationship between gender and response on facial marks, was not.
This study suggests that facial marking is becoming less fashionable, and that there is a relatively high level of ignorance about the treatment for the removal of facial marks.
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