Association Between Hair Diseases and COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study Analysis

Mahadi, Ashrafur Rahaman, Rafi, Md Abdur, Shahriar, Tasnim, Seemanta, Senjuti, Rabbani, Md Golam, Akter, Munjarin, Majumder, Mahabubul Islam and Hasan, M Tasdik ORCID: 0000-0002-3256-093X (2022) Association Between Hair Diseases and COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study Analysis. FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE, 9. 876561-.

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Abstract

<h4>Introduction</h4>Psychological stress from the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can potentially aggravate the course of several stress-sensitive skin and hair diseases. This study aimed to determine the potential association of COVID-19 stress with hair diseases, such as telogen effluvium (TE), alopecia areata (AA), and seborrheic dermatitis (SD), among medical students in Bangladesh.<h4>Methods</h4>This online-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 404 medical students of Bangladesh using a self-administered questionnaire, including sociodemographic information, status of hair diseases (i.e., TE, AA, and SD), COVID-19 fear scale, impact of event scale specific for COVID-19 (IES-COVID-19), and COVID-19 student stress questionnaire (CSSQ) scale, to determine pandemic-related stress. The logistic regression model was used to analyze the association.<h4>Results</h4>Overall prevalence of TE, AA, and SD was 61.1, 24.7, and 57.7%, respectively, with female predominance in case of TE and male predominance in case of AA and SD. More than half of the participants had COVID-19-related fear and traumatic stress symptoms. In the multiple logistic regression model, smoking [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.93, 95% CI 1.29-6.65 for AA and aOR 4.19, 95% CI 1.83-9.56 for TE], COVID-19-related fear (aOR 1.70, 95% CI 1.01-2.89 for AA and aOR 2.620, 95% CI 1.25-5.48 for TE), and COVID-19-related traumatic stress symptoms (aOR 1.84, 95% CI 1.08-3.13 for AA, aOR 2.61, 95% CI 1.19-5.68 for TE, and aOR 1.92, 95% CI 1.14-3.25 for SD) were the risk factors of hair fall disorders.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our study showed that a large number of medical students experienced TE, AA, and SD during the pandemic era. COVID-19-related stress and fear potentially have an association with these diseases.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	hair fall diseases, telogen effluvium, alopecia areata, seborrheic dermatitis, COVID-19 stress
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	08 Sep 2022 07:57
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 20:45
DOI:	10.3389/fmed.2022.876561
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.876561
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3163848