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Knowledge of the risks associated with skin bleaching among Togolese users

Published:2008-01 Issue:1 Volume:38 Page:49-50
ISSN:0049-4755
Container-title:Tropical Doctor
language:en
Short-container-title:Trop Doct

Author:

Kpanake L¹,Sastre M T Munoz²,Sorum P C³,Mullet E⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, University of Lomé, Lome, Togo;

2. Department of Psychology Mirail University, Toulouse, France;

3. Department of Pediatrics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA;

4. Institute for Advanced Studies (EPHE) – Ethics and Work, Paris, France

Abstract

We examined the extent of Togolese users’ knowledge of the health risks associated with the regular use of bleaching agents. A massive underestimation of some of the main risks was discovered. The more frequent the use of bleaching agents, the higher the underestimation.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/td.2007.060151

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