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PREVALENCE AND CONSEQUENCES OF HAIR FALL, SURVEY BASED STUDY IN KARACHI
Published Feb 15, 2015 · S. Naveed, A. Hmeed, Huma Ilyas
Mintage Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences
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Abstract
Alopecia is sudden or gradually loss of hairs from the head or scalp and other bodily parts experienced by many males, females and children. There are several causes of hair fall like diet, medications, illness and some fungal infections. Alopecia can be experienced by any age group. Some hair treatment and use of hard chemicals on hairs can also cause brittle or dry hair or even complete hair loss. There is no treatment of hair fall. Medication can prevent further hair loss. Our survey aims to find out the prevalence and consequences of hair fall in general public and to find the common reasons. A cross-sectional and random sampling method was used for the collection of data from general public belongs to different age groups, genders and occupation in the month of October to December,2014 in Karachi, Pakistan. According to our survey, we find that 73.5% population is suffering from hair fall, 14% visited a dermatologist, 73% suffering from hair fall since few weeks to few years, 37% are taking proteinious diet, 77.5% taking medications, 82.5% are using oiling therapy to get rid of this hair fall, 71% are using hair covering whereas 70% have suffered from other scalp diseases.
Hair fall affects 73.5% of the population in Karachi, with protein-rich diets, medications, and oiling therapy being common causes.
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