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. 2020 Mar 16;2020:4732721. doi: 10.1155/2020/4732721

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