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However, there are no data for African populations. This study was conducted to pilot an original questionnaire and a model\u2010based methodology to measure QoL and its determinants in a sample of South African Black women of African ancestry with alopecia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fifty participants aged 21\u201379 years were randomly chosen from patients presenting to dermatologists with alopecia. We used an original questionnaire consisting of 24 items grouped into those assessing the respective impacts of subjective symptoms, objective signs, and relationship issues, measured on a four\u2010level scale. These were then combined using component\u2010based structural equation modeling to return a QoL index (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">QLI<\/jats:styled-content>) and to rank the factors contributing to this.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>On a scale ranging from 0 (high QoL) to 100 (severely decreased QoL), we found a mean <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">QLI<\/jats:styled-content> of 67.7. The negative impact of alopecia on QoL was higher in younger patients than older patients. The factors with the highest impact were those relating to the subjective experience of alopecia and self\u2010image (56.3%), followed by those relevant to relationships and interaction with other people (34.8%). 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