Table 2 Level of knowledge on the advantages of the black skin, the deleterious effects of skin whitening and the role of the dermatologist vis-à-vis skin care
Practice of skin whitening | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge on | No | Yes | ||||
Note | N = 451 | (%) | N = 169 | (%) | ||
Advantages of the black skin | ||||||
L | 222 | 35.8 | 92 | 14.8 | ||
M | 122 | 19.7 | 38 | 6.1 | ||
G | 82 | 13.2 | 26 | 4.2 | 0.380 | |
E | 25 | 4.0 | 13 | 2.1 | ||
Role of the dermatologist | ||||||
L | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
M | 9 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.1 | ||
G | 405 | 65.3 | 153 | 24.7 | 0.218 | |
E | 37 | 6.0 | 9 | 1.5 | ||
Negative effects of SW | ||||||
L | 178 | 28.7 | 79 | 12.7 | ||
M | 215 | 34.7 | 70 | 11.3 | ||
G | 56 | 9.0 | 19 | 3.1 | 0.438 | |
E | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | ||