Evaluation of the Awareness, Beliefs, and Psychological Impact of Patients with Alopecia Areata in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Characteristics of disease diagnosis and the management approaches.

Parameters	Category	N (%)
How have you been diagnosed with alopecia areata?	Self-diagnosed	74 (35.1%)
	Dermatology clinic	142 (67.3%)
	Health center	50 (23.7%)
	Family members	37 (17.5%)
How did you get referred to the dermatology clinic?	Directly via a hospital	106 (50.2%)
	Referred from a health center	105 (49.8%)
What are the methods which you used to treat alopecia areata?	Going to the hospital/health center	161 (76.3%)
	Consulting a pharmacist	39 (18.5%)
	Home remedies and traditional medicine	126 (59.7%)
	Get your hair cut	34 (16.1%)
	Others	5 (2.4%)

An asterisk indicates a multiple response item.