Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection among Jordanian Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

IF 2 Q3 DERMATOLOGY
Journal of Skin Cancer Pub Date : 2022-02-14 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1155/2022/6989827
Khaled Seetan, Almu'atasim Khamees, Afnan Migdadi, Mosab Abu Shqeer, Maram Jameel Hasan, Leen Ahmad Shatnawi, Tala Abu Bakr, Nada Zayed
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Abstract

Introduction: Skin cancer is one of the most growing types of cancer, especially in the Mediterranean, even though it is a preventable disease. The purpose of this study is to assess medical students' knowledge, attitude, and practice about skin cancer prevention and detection.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a validated structured questionnaire covering the areas of knowledge, attitude, and practice of the study participants.

Results: The study involved 1530 students; 55.3% were females. Most of the students possessed proper knowledge about skin cancer (81%). The most prevalent skin cancer risk factors were sun exposure during the day (83.5%) and immunosuppression (71.2%). More than half of the students did not have any habits of skin examination (61.5%). 20% of the students never used sunscreen, while only 20% of them avoided sun exposure during day hours.

Conclusion: The general level of the medical students' knowledge of skin cancer and its risk factors appeared to be higher than what is found in other studies; it is reasonable as the study participants were medical students. However, the protective behavior from the sun was inadequate when compared to the level of knowledge reported. Additional education about the behavior toward sun exposure and protection against skin cancer may be needed to be implemented in the dermatology curriculum.

约旦医科学生对皮肤癌症预防和检测的知识、态度和实践:跨学科研究。
导读:皮肤癌是增长最快的癌症之一,尤其是在地中海地区,尽管它是一种可预防的疾病。摘要本研究旨在了解医学生对皮肤癌预防与检测的知识、态度与行为。方法:采用一份经过验证的结构化问卷进行横断面研究,涵盖研究参与者的知识、态度和实践领域。结果:研究涉及1530名学生;55.3%为女性。大多数学生对皮肤癌有适当的了解(81%)。最常见的皮肤癌危险因素是白天暴晒(83.5%)和免疫抑制(71.2%)。超过一半的学生没有任何皮肤检查的习惯(61.5%)。20%的学生从不使用防晒霜,而只有20%的学生在白天避免晒太阳。结论:医学生对皮肤癌及其危险因素的认知总体水平高于其他研究;这是合理的,因为研究参与者是医学生。然而,与报道的知识水平相比,防晒行为是不够的。在皮肤病学课程中,可能需要进行更多关于阳光照射行为和预防皮肤癌的教育。
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Journal of Skin Cancer
Journal of Skin Cancer DERMATOLOGY-
CiteScore
2.30
自引率
18.20%
发文量
12
审稿时长
21 weeks
期刊介绍: Journal of Skin Cancer is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes clinical and translational research on the detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of skin malignancies. The journal encourages the submission of original research articles, review articles, and clinical studies related to pathology, prognostic indicators and biomarkers, novel therapies, as well as drug sensitivity and resistance.
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