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

Table 4

Attitudes toward skin self-examination.

		N	%
Your attitude toward skin protective behaviors and self-skin exam: do you have the habit of doing the skin self-examination?	No	942
	Yes	588
If not, why?	I have learned about it but being scared of finding something	46
	It is not necessary	38
	Never thought about it	858
What do you look for in the skin self-examination	Changing mole	406	69.0
	New mole	350	59.5
	Nodule	272	46.3
	New lesion	426	72.4
Reasons for performing skin self-examination	Early detection of skin cancer	316	53.7
	Fear of skin cancer	184	31.3
	Friend/relative had skin cancer	68	11.6
	Peace of mind	290	49.3
	Recommendation from doctor	130	22.1
Where did you learn about skin self-examination	Books	88	15.0
	Dermatologist/health care professional	114	19.4
	Friends/relatives	42	7.1
	Medical courses and lectures	294	50.0
	Internet	210	35.7
	Social media	170	28.9