29 March 2024>: Human Study
Questionnaire-Based Study of 392 Women in Abbottabad, Pakistan, to Evaluate the Types of Cosmetic Products Purchased Between December 2018 and March 2019 and Their Associated Adverse Events
Fatima Nisar 1ABCDEF , Atif Ali 1ABDEF , Hira Shahid 2CDF , Muhammad Mamoon Iqbal 3CDF , Hira Khan 4ABCDE* , Qasim Khan 1ABEF , Ayesha Iqbal 56CDEFG , Sana Samreen 7CDEFG , Wajid Syed 8ABCDEFG* , Mahmood Basil A. Al-Rawi 9CDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.943048
Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2024; 30:e943048
Table 5 Cosmetic purchase and usage behavior among women in Abbottabad between December 2018 and March 2019 (n=392).
Questions | Frequencyn (%) |
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Ayurveda | 121 (30.9%) |
Chemical | 187 (47.7%) |
Both | 84 (21.4%) |
None | 0 |
Drug retail outlets | 51 (13%) |
Super markets | 85 (21.7%) |
Local shops | 243 (62%) |
Online | 13 (3.3%) |
Others | 0 |
Packaging | 29 (7.4%) |
Company name | 97 (24.7%) |
Price | 224 (57.1%) |
Natural ingredients/formulas | 42 (10.7%) |
Yes | 272 (69.4%) |
No | 120 (30.6%) |
Yes | 289 (73.7%) |
No | 103 (26.3%) |
Yes | 290 (74%) |
No | 102 (26%) |