- CODEN : IAJPBB
- issn 2349-7750
TITLE:
PRESENCE OF ONYCHOPHAGIA IN MALES AND FEMALES AND ITS AFFECT ON HEALTH
AUTHORS:
Dr. Shahina Sadaf, Dr. Qurat Ul Ain Javed, Dr. Asma Manzoor
ABSTRACT:
Onychophagia is defined as chronic nail biting behavior that affects about 20-30% of the general population. However, biting nails seems to be an overlooked problem in everyday clinical practice. We analyzed the impact of Onychophagia on quality of life (QoL) and stigma level in 339 medical students without biting nails. People with Onychophagia showed significantly more quality of life disorders than controls (p <0.001). In the past, people who could not stop the biting behavior of their nails (p <0.01), had visible nail abnormalities (p = 0.03), spent more time biting their nails (p = 0.02) and more nails turned on (p = 0.03)), higher life showed quality. In addition, independent variables affecting nail bites (or = 12.5; p <0.001), suffering from nail bites (β = 12.6; p = 0.001) and eating behavior (β = –7.5; p < 0.01). Participants with Onychophagia also showed higher stigma (0.6 ± 1.2 and 0.2 ± 0.6 point, p <0.01), but the level of stigmatization was low in both groups. Keywords: nail biting; HRQoL; stigma
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