WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

*Zahraa Falih Hasan, Saba Abbas Fadhil and Israa Abbas Ali

ABSTRACT

Background: Vitiligo is a frequent pigmentary condition. Vitiligo participants experienced significant psychological repercussions as well as social discrimination. The severity of the negative impact is connected to the attitude and knowledge of society. Aim of the Study to assess Knowledge gap and Attitude towards vitiligo among studied group and to assess the association between studied variables and level of knowledge and attitude towards vitiligo in studied group. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 non-vitiligo participants of both sexes aged 18–65 who attended the outpatient clinic of Baghdad teaching hospital (all branches) from March 1 to July 1, 2023. Data was obtained using a self-administered vitiligo knowledge and attitude questionnaire. Results: This survey found 55.3% of participants knew about vitiligo. Good understanding of vitiligo was connected with 31–50-year-olds (56.6%), women (62.7%), employed people (80.7%), and fewer friends or family afflicted (73.5%). Additionally, 55.3% of individuals viewed vitiligo positively. Female participants (62.7%), urbanites (98.8%), and social media users (21.7%) had positive attitudes about vitiligo. Conclusion: Vitiligo knowledge was high among half the participants. Participants' age, gender, and employment affected vitiligo knowledge. Additionally, half of people were favourable about vitiligo. Positive attitudes regarding vitiligo were connected with gender, location, and source of knowledge.