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Table. 3.

Table. 3.

Indications of topical corticosteroids as selected by respondents

Indications Approved TC informed (n = 3000) TC users (n = 2231) TC non-users (n = 769) p-value**
No. %* No. %* No. %*
Itchy skin Yes 1425 47.5 1164 52.2 261 33.9 <0.001
Atopic dermatitis Yes 1240 41.3 996 44.6 244 31.7 <0.001
Seborrheic dermatitis Yes 1032 34.4 835 37.4 197 25.6 <0.001
Eczema Yes 1005 33.5 853 38.2 152 19.8 <0.001
Contact dermatitis Yes 990 33.0 837 37.5 153 19.9 <0.001
Bacterial infection No 968 32.3 770 34.5 198 25.7 <0.001
Fungi infection No 900 30.0 717 32.1 183 23.8 <0.001
Psoriasis Yes 778 25.9 631 28.3 147 19.1 <0.001
Rash or erythema Yes 757 25.2 615 27.6 142 18.5 <0.001
Wound No 658 21.9 535 24.0 123 16.0 <0.001
Arthritis or pain relief No 652 21.7 442 19.8 210 27.3 <0.001
Acne No 637 21.2 497 22.3 140 18.2 0.017
Cracked skin No 582 19.4 465 20.8 117 15.2 0.001
Insect bites Yes 456 15.2 395 17.7 61 7.9 <0.001
Nappy rash No 346 11.5 291 13.0 55 7.2 <0.001
Moisturizing No 264 8.8 204 9.1 60 7.8 0.257
Whitening No 141 4.7 98 4.4 43 5.6 0.175
Others 25 0.8 15 0.7 10 1.3 0.099

TCs, topical corticosteroids

Percentages do not add up to 100% due to multiple selections.

p-Value is from χ2 test performed between TC users and TC non-users.
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