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However, no studies have addressed this issue from the public's point of view.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore the perceptions, attitudes, and misconceptions of the public toward vitiligo.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to attendees of primary health care centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between January and August 2010.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 924 of the 1,000 distributed questionnaires were returned, and 429 were males (46.8%). Moreover, 33.1% (303 of 916) believed that vitiligo is contagious or did not know that it is not. The cause of vitiligo was thought to be infectious by 20.4% of respondents (182 of 894), inherited by 40.5% (365 of 902), autoimmune by 41.2% (370 of 899), and due to a lack of hygiene by 22.5% (199 of 883). Unmarried individuals and those with less education were more likely to state that vitiligo is caused by an infection ( p = .02, p = .03, respectively). Younger individuals and those with less education were more likely to think that vitiligo is caused by a lack of hygiene ( p = .01, p = .001, respectively). More than half of the participants (56.1%, 504 of 898) would be unwilling to marry a vitiligo patient. Younger individuals and males were less likely to marry a vitiligo patient ( p = .01, p = .05, respectively), whereas those of lower income were more likely to accept it ( p = .002).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Various misconceptions and negative attitudes about vitiligo among the public are prevalent. Educating the public about vitiligo could ultimately lead to better psychosocial well-being of vitiligo patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Contexte:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Des \u00e9tudes ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 port\u00e9 sur la perception des personnes atteintes de vitiligo \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard de leur propre maladie, mais aucune \u00e9tude n'a port\u00e9 sur la perception du public \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard de cette maladie.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectif:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>L'\u00e9tude visait \u00e0 analyser les perceptions, les attitudes, et les id\u00e9es fausses du public \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard du vitiligo.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>M\u00e9thodes:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Un questionnaire autoadministr\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 remis \u00e0 des personnes pr\u00e9sentes dans des centres de soins primaires \u00e0 Riyad, en Arabie saoudite, entre janvier et ao\u00fbt 2010.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>R\u00e9sultats:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>En tout, 924 questionnaires sur 1,000 ont \u00e9t\u00e9 remis. Sur ce nombre, 429 avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 remplis par des hommes (46.8%). De plus, 33.1% (303 sur 916) des r\u00e9pondants croyaient que le vitiligo \u00e9tait contagieux ou ne savaient pas qu'il ne l'\u00e9tait pas. Quant \u00e0 la cause du vitiligo, 20.4% des participants (182 sur 894) croyaient que c'\u00e9tait une maladie contagieuse; 40.5% (365 sur 902), que c'\u00e9tait une maladie h\u00e9r\u00e9ditaire; 41.2% (370 sur 899), que c'\u00e9tait une maladie auto-immune; et 22.5% (199 sur 883), que c'\u00e9tait une maladie due \u00e0 un manque d'hygi\u00e8ne. Les personnes c\u00e9libataires et celles moins instruites \u00e9taient plus port\u00e9es \u00e0 croire que le vitiligo \u00e9tait caus\u00e9 par une infection ( p = .02 et p = .03, respectivement). Les jeunes et les personnes moins instruites \u00e9taient plus susceptibles de croire que le vitiligo \u00e9tait caus\u00e9 par un manque d'hygi\u00e8ne ( p = .01 et p = .001, respectivement). Plus de la moiti\u00e9 des participants (56.1%, 504 sur 898) ne voulaient pas se marier avec une personne atteinte de vitiligo. Les jeunes et les hommes \u00e9taient moins dispos\u00e9s \u00e0 se marier avec une personne atteinte de vitiligo ( p = .01 et p = .05, respectivement), tandis que ceux \u00e0 faible revenu \u00e9taient plus susceptibles d'accepter le fait ( p = .002).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Il existe plusieurs id\u00e9es fausses sur le vitiligo au sein de la population, et la maladie suscite des r\u00e9actions n\u00e9gatives. L'\u00e9ducation du public sur le vitiligo pourrait peut-\u00eatre am\u00e9liorer le bien-\u00eatre psychosocial des personnes atteintes de vitiligo.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/120347541201600510","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,10]],"date-time":"2017-01-10T10:24:11Z","timestamp":1484043851000},"page":"334-340","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Public Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Vitiligo"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Khalid M.","family":"Alghamdi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Department, Vitiligo Research Chair, the Family and Community Medicine Department, and the Epidemiology & Public Health Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Noura A.","family":"Moussa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Department, Vitiligo Research Chair, the Family and Community Medicine Department, and the Epidemiology & Public Health Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ahmed","family":"Mandil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Department, Vitiligo Research Chair, the Family and Community Medicine Department, and the Epidemiology & Public Health Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maha","family":"Alkofidi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Department, Vitiligo Research Chair, the Family and Community Medicine Department, and the Epidemiology & Public Health Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abdulaziz","family":"Madani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Department, Vitiligo Research Chair, the Family and Community Medicine Department, and the Epidemiology & Public Health Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nojoud","family":"Aldaham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Department, Vitiligo Research Chair, the Family and Community Medicine Department, and the Epidemiology & Public Health Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abbas A.","family":"Alkamel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology Department, Vitiligo Research Chair, the Family and Community Medicine Department, and the Epidemiology & Public Health Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-120347541201600510","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2165\/00003495-200464010-00006"},{"key":"bibr2-120347541201600510","first-page":"55","author":"El-Zawahry M.","year":"1964","journal-title":"Skin diseases in Arabian countries. 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