Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
Current users of skin bleaching product | ||
Yes | 135 | 32.0 |
No | 287 | 68.0 |
Total | 422 | 100 |
Previous users of skin bleaching | ||
Yes | 52 | 18.1 |
No | 235 | 81.9 |
Total | 287 | 100 |
Duration of usage of skin bleaching | ||
Less than 6 months | 36 | 26.7 |
1 year | 46 | 34.1 |
2 years | 38 | 28.1 |
>2years | 15 | 11.1 |
Total | 135 | 100 |
Preferred skin-bleaching product | ||
Local product | 52 | 38.5 |
International | 64 | 47.4 |
Traditional | 19 | 14.1 |
Total | 135 | 100 |
Number of bleaching product used in the last 12 months | ||
1 | 59 | 43.7 |
2 | 54 | 40.0 |
More than 2 | 22 | 16.3 |
Total | 135 | 100 |
Number of friends or relatives who use or have used skin-bleaching products | ||
1 | 24 | 8.6 |
2 | 112 | 40.3 |
>2 | 142 | 51.1 |
Total | 278 | 100 |
Duration of their usage | ||
Less than 6 months | 28 | 10.1 |
1 year | 26 | 9.4 |
2 years | 116 | 41.7 |
>2years | 108 | 38.8 |
Total | 278 | 100 |