Sunscreen Use among a Population of Saudi University Students

Table 3

Details of sunscreen use (n = 515).

		n	%
Weather condition	Sunny days only	287	65
	Both sunny and cloudy days	152	35
Season	Summer	439	99
	Spring	211	48
	Winter	169	38
	Autumn	199	45
Place of use	Only in Saudi Arabia	47	11
	Only abroad	68	15
	Saudi Arabia and abroad	326	74
Body site	Face only	152	34
	Face and hands	186	41
	All exposed skin areas	111	25
Time of application	<10 minutes before going out	233	52
	10–20 minutes before going out	174	39
	>20 minutes before going out	39	9
Sunscreen reapplication	Every 2-3 hours	66	15
	After excessive sweating	37	8
	After swimming	59	13
	After taking a shower	91	20
	Do not reapply	278	62
Sun protection factor (SPF)	<10	6	1
	10–30	51	12
	31–50	140	32
	More than 50	119	27
	Do not know	123	28
Broad-spectrum sunscreen	Yes	123	28
	No	22	5
	Do not know	294	67
Number of bottles/tubes per month	One	373	87
	Two	38	9
	Three	14	3
	Four	3	1
	Five	1	0
	More than five	0	0
Money spent on sunscreen per month	Less than 100 SR	211	48
	100–300 SR	199	45
	301–500 SR	25	6
	501–1,000 SR	2	1
	More than 1,000 SR	0	0