Public knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers to skin cancer screening in the United Arab Emirates.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess knowledge, attitude, practice, and barriers to skin cancer screening among the general population of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, an online-based questionnaire was distributed via online social media sites such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and others to the residents of the UAE. The questionnaire evaluated socio-demographics, knowledge (8 items), attitudes (10 items), practices (14 items), and barriers (9 items) in the context of skin cancer screening. A binary logistic regression was conducted to assess variables associated with practice levels.

Results

The study included 924 participants (51.9% females), with a median (IQR) age of 32 (22-44) years. Results showed a window for knowledge improvement [med

SUBMITTER: Jarab AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11785263 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature