Vitamin D Deficiency and Risk of Hair Loss: Knowledge and Practice of Adult Female Population in Saudi Arabia, 2020

December 2021 in “ Journal of pharmaceutical research international ”

Abdullah Ayidh Alotaibi, Ali Alfarhan, Ahmad Nueva AlMutairy, Saleh Ibrahim Alomary

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TLDR Many women in Saudi Arabia need to take more vitamin D to help prevent hair loss.

The study "Vitamin D Deficiency and Risk of Hair Loss: Knowledge and Practice of Adult Female Population in Saudi Arabia, 2020" included 810 adult females over 16 years old residing in Saudi Arabia. The study found that 96% of participants had heard about vitamin D, and 62.1% correctly knew that there is a relationship between vitamin D deficiency and hair loss. However, only 26.7% of participants exposed themselves to sunlight, and 40% were taking Vitamin D supplements. The overall knowledge score was 9.4±2.80 out of 18, indicating an average level of knowledge about vitamin D deficiency and its link to hair loss. The study concluded that there is a need to increase the intake of vitamin D supplements among females for disease prevention.

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