In this study conducted among high school students in rural Eskişehir, Turkey, alopecia prevalence was 37.4% and was associated with factors such as oily scalp and irregular menstruation, negatively affecting quality of life.
September 2025 in “Middle East Fertility Society Journal” This study found that 10.3% of female high school students in Islamabad screened positive for PCOS, with associations including irregular menstrual cycles and higher BMI among those testing positive.
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January 2018 in “İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri” This study found that 37.4% of high-school students in rural Eskisehir had alopecia, with affected students experiencing poorer health-related quality of life, particularly in general health perception, vitality, and mental health.
January 2025 in “Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica et Adriatica” This study found a high prevalence of alopecia in adolescents from northern Sudan, especially among females, and identified iron deficiency as significantly associated with the condition.
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April 2018 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This letter discusses azathioprine-induced alopecia and leukopenia potentially linked to NUDT15 polymorphisms, reporting no new clinical results.