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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
      <issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">26</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2021.1404</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"/>
      <article-categories>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Dermatology</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Toward Sun Exposure and Use of Sun Protection Among Students in Taif University at Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study&#13;
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      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Aboud</surname>
            <given-names>Daifullah Al</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>AlEssa</surname>
            <given-names>Huda</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alabbasi</surname>
            <given-names>Sahar</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Almalki</surname>
            <given-names>Nada</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Almalki</surname>
            <given-names>Hanan</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>AlJuaid</surname>
            <given-names>Shatha</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Otaibi</surname>
            <given-names>Sarah Al</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>30</day>
        <month>11</month>
        <year>-0001</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>1</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
      <fpage>112</fpage>
      <lpage>119</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
        <license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Introduction:&#13;
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Sunlight exposure has both beneficial and detrimental effects, as it is the primary source of vitamin D and is also a major cause of skin damage, burning, and cancer. Ultraviolet protection is an important main preventive technique against skin cancer and sun damage, which is the most common skin disease worldwide, and the ninth most frequent cancer in Saudi Arabia. The main aim of this study is to determine the knowledge, attitude and practices toward sun exposure and use of sun protection among university students in Taif city of Saudi Arabia.&#13;
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Methods:&#13;
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This is a cross-sectional electronic-based survey study that was conducted between the 1 September 2020 and 30 August 2021. The targeted population involved all Taif university students, with a total number of 329 students included in the study. The survey data included items related to demographic information, knowledge, attitude, and practice toward sun exposure and use of sun protection measurements.&#13;
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Results: &#13;
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The daily duration of sun exposure among the participants was reported by 60.3% (n=188) as only for less than one hour, 32.4% (n=101) were exposed for one to four hours, and only 7.4% (n=23) were exposed between 5-6 hours. The prevalence of sunscreen usage among the study participants was found to be 71.1% (n=222), and the frequency of sunscreen usage showed 21.6% (n=48) used it __ampersandsign#39;always__ampersandsign#39;, 33.3% (n=74) used it ‘sometimes’, and 45% (n=100) used it ‘rarely’, when they go out in the sun.&#13;
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Conclusion: &#13;
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A large percentage of students in Taif university are exposed to ultraviolet rays as their university days peak during sun hours. Only a small percentage were found to always use sun protection methods. More awareness campaigns on campus and social media about the importance of using sun protection measures and the proper way of using sunscreen are required.&#13;
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      </abstract>
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        <kwd>sun exposure</kwd>
        <kwd> sun protection</kwd>
        <kwd> awareness</kwd>
        <kwd> knowledge</kwd>
        <kwd> practice</kwd>
        <kwd> taif</kwd>
        <kwd> saudi arabia</kwd>
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