Back groundrnThe earliest form of sunscreen was created by Franz Greiter in 1938 and then Benjamin Green in 1944 who used a mixture of cocoa butter and veterinary petrolatum to protect his skin from the sun.rnSun screen provides a barrier which prevents the UV rays from penetrating the skin.rnExcessive ultraviolet light (UV) can cause premature skin aging and potentially skin cancer. Currently there seems to be lack of awareness among health care professionals and the public on sun screen usage for sun light protection. Objective To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of female non-physician health care professionals at ALERT center on sun screen usage.rnMaterials and methodsrnA cross sectional quantitative study was conducted among female non physician health professionals at ALERT center, in September 2021G.C. The data was collected by using self- administered questionnaire and analyzed by using SPSS version 25. First descriptive analysis was determined then association of independent variable and outcome variable was determined using logistic regression.rnResultsrnA total of 135 participants filled the questionnaires. The participants consisted of 65 nurses (48.1%), 18 pharmacists (13.3%), 25 midwifes (18.5%), 11 health officers, 11 laboratory technicians (8.1%), and 5 (3.7%) were from other health care professions. 79.3 % of respondents has 1st and/or 2nd degree, 17% have diploma and the remaining 3.7 % have certificate. The age group of participants ranged between 24 and 48 years old. Among 135 respondents 128 heard about sun screen and 7 reported never heard of sun screen products.rn44.5% of respondents had good knowledge about sun screen and the remaining 55.5 % has poor knowledge. The higher knowledge score was reported for pharmacists, which was 55.5% of pharmacists had good knowledge about sun screen products.39.8% of respondents had negative attitude towards sun screen use and 60.2% had positive attitude.rnThough 10.2% of respondents use sun screen, only 1 respondent (a nurse with a degree) uses the right way.rn7 (53.8 %), from the 13 respondents who practice sun screen, was persuaded to use sun screen by their physician. The remaining was persuaded by friends and family.rnThe most common reason for not using sun screen which respondents mention was: 38(33%) said they had no skin problem, 15(13%) said they usually stay in door during the day, 8(6.9%) said sun screen gives them a look they are not comfortable with. Other reasons mentioned where: sun screen creams are expensive, I donâ€™t know which one to use, I did not get the one which fits my skin, I am allergic to sun screens and I uses an umbrella.rnConclusionrnThis study demonstrated a lack of knowledge and poor practice of sun screen among female non physician health care professionals. This finding supports medical education program on this topic to female non physician health professionals