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Abstract

Introduction: Teenagers, adults, and pre pubertal all get acne, which can seriously damage their social interactions and sense of self. A person's decision to seek treatment for acne is frequently influenced by cultural and societal factors, in addition to the condition's severity. These factors greatly influence how people view and manage their acne. A key component of therapy's overall efficacy is patient adherence to the prescribed course of action.
Methodology: Present study was conducted by using quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental research design with a Non probability purposive sampling technique. Sample size was calculated by using power analysis. The sample comprised of Total 50 adolescent girls with acne each 25 in experimental and 25 in control group aged between 13-16 years were taken for the study. Girls who are not willing for participate and girls who are already on treatment of acne were excluded from the study. Ethical committee permission and consent from the samples and parent were taken before conducting the study. Data collection tool had two sections 1: Demographic Variables: It was developed together necessary information such as Age, education, family income, diet pattern and any received treatment on acne section 2: In this study the researcher checked the level of Acne by using investigators global assessment (IGA) of acne severity. The level of acne is scored as clear, mild, moderate and severe
Result:   In comparison of control and experimental group after application of Moringa paste. It is seen that post application of Moringa paste on face acne’s p value is 0.0003. The result shows that there was a significant different between pre – test and post – test score of experimental group. The obtained ‘t’ value is 3.8430 is greater than the table value. Its interference that Moringa paste is effective in reducing face acne among adolescent girls.
Conclusion: The adolescent girls had mild, moderate and severe acne before application of Moringa paste. After application of Moringa paste, the finding of study revealed that application of Moringa paste was effective in reducing acne among adolescent girls.