SURVEY ON CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICE OF THE FIFTH YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS WITH CHRONIC IRRITANT CONTACT DERMATITIS ON THE HANDS IN 2022

Minh Châu Đào 1, Thị Làn Hoàng1, Thị Lệ Thủy Nguyễn1,
1 Hai Phong University Of Medicine And Pharmacy

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Subjects: All the fifth year medical students who have received tuition in chronic irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) participated in the study from February to September 2022. Method: The descriptive cross prospective study. Results: The study included 344 students with 40 students (12%) suffering from hand cystitis, mainly suffering from 2-3 years (40%), 60% having both fingers and hands and 75% having both hands. 55% have symptoms of itching and burning, maculopapular lesions, dry, scaly, cracked skin, most of which are caused by contact with soaps and detergents, 65% of diseases are related to weather changes and increased mainly in autumn and winter (87%). Assessing knowledge according to Bloom scale, most of the students achieved at the applicable level, however, 10% of students still could not remember the mechanism of action of detergents causing VTE of the hands. Most students only have a moderate interest in hand HFMD (42%), students have a high level of interest in using gloves (49%) and have a habit of using gloves often (47%) when in contact with detergents but do not regularly use moisturizer (49%) and change safe hand sanitizer (50%). Skill in prescribing and consulting for the prevention of HFMD, students achieved a high level of accuracy and completeness, accounting for a high rate of 68% and 57.5%, respectively. Conclusion: ICD on the hands is a common disease in life so it is necessary to raise the level of students' interest in the disease for better treatment and prevention. The results of researching and evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of students with ICD on the hands can provide some suggestions to further enhance teaching and learning methods to help students learn more effectively.

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