Saleh Mais M, Awwad Oriana, Abdel Jalil Mariam Hantash, Al-Qerem Walid, Saleh Maen, Al Thaher Yazan, Abdelghany Sharif
Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2022 Dec;21(12):7066-7074. doi: 10.1111/jocd.15377. Epub 2022 Sep 29.
The incidence of skin cancer and actinic keratosis has increased worldwide. Measuring the public awareness, attitude, and knowledge about these diseases and the skin protection behaviors are highly important to undertake preventive measures.
To investigate skin cancer and actinic keratosis-related knowledge, sun protection behaviors, and sunscreen usage among Jordanians, a questionnaire was developed. The questionnaire was provided as a google form to individuals via social media and the data were analyzed using SPSS 23.
A total of 1277 individuals, aged 18-65 years filled the questionnaire. The median melanoma and actinic keratosis knowledge score were 7 (4-9) and 4 (0-9), respectively. The melanoma knowledge was higher among females, those with a medical background, a high level of education, and in the central region, whereas the AK knowledge was higher among those with a medical background. Overall, 75.9% of the participants used sunscreen at least often to prevent sunburn, uneven skin tone, or tanning, 72% were using sunscreen with an SPF of 30 at least. However, 45.3% and 49.2% of sunscreen users did not comply with application, and reapplication times, respectively. Moreover, 58.4% of participants applied less than the recommended amount of sunscreen.
Our study revealed that public awareness of actinic keratosis is low among Jordanians. Although it was found that a high proportion of Jordanians use sunscreens there are deficits in sunscreen practice indicating an urgent need to design effective interventions to increase awareness of actinic keratosis and correct use of sunscreen via health campaigns or healthcare professions.
皮肤癌和光化性角化病的发病率在全球范围内呈上升趋势。衡量公众对这些疾病的认知、态度和知识以及皮肤保护行为对于采取预防措施至关重要。
为了调查约旦人对皮肤癌和光化性角化病的相关知识、防晒行为以及防晒霜使用情况，设计了一份问卷。该问卷通过谷歌表单通过社交媒体提供给个人，并使用SPSS 23对数据进行分析。
共有1277名年龄在18 - 65岁的个人填写了问卷。黑色素瘤和光化性角化病知识得分的中位数分别为7（4 - 9）和4（0 - 9）。女性、有医学背景、高学历以及中部地区的人群对黑色素瘤的了解程度更高，而有医学背景的人群对光化性角化病的了解程度更高。总体而言，75.9%的参与者至少经常使用防晒霜以预防晒伤、肤色不均或晒黑，72%的人至少使用防晒系数为30的防晒霜。然而，分别有45.3%和49.2%的防晒霜使用者未遵守涂抹和重新涂抹的次数要求。此外，58.4%的参与者涂抹的防晒霜量少于推荐量。
我们的研究表明约旦人对光化性角化病的公众认知较低。尽管发现很大比例的约旦人使用防晒霜，但在防晒霜使用实践方面存在不足，这表明迫切需要通过健康宣传活动或医疗专业人员设计有效的干预措施，以提高对光化性角化病的认识并纠正防晒霜的正确使用方法。
