Adolescents' Attitudes to Sun Exposure and Sun Protection

Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
Teresa Fernández-MoranoAgustín Buendía-Eisman

Abstract

Adolescents are considered a risk group for the development of skin cancer in later life due to their high rates of sunburn. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between attitudes to sun exposure and the sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents, their habits, practices and knowledge. As a secondary goal, we describe the magnitude and sign of the correlations between these attitudes. Cross-sectional study of adolescent students from 12 secondary schools in southern Spain, the subjects were asked to complete the 'Beach Questionnaire'. This instrument examines four dimensions of attitudes, with standardised scores of 0-100, related to the sun, sun tanning, sun protection and sun cream. The higher the score, the more positive the attitude. The study population was composed of 270 adolescents. The highest scores were obtained for attitudes towards sun protection practices (mean 66.2; SD 18.6) and towards sun tanning (mean 64.2; SD 21.1). The lowest scores were obtained for attitudes towards using sun cream (mean 50.1; SD 24.6). Significant differences were found for all four attitudes, with a positive sign for the relationship between the number of days of sun exposure and a higher score for attitudes towards ...Continue Reading

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Jan 24, 2020·International Journal of Dermatology·Kerasia-Maria Plachouri, Sophia Georgiou
Feb 15, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Simone PettigrewRobyn Lucas
Oct 8, 2020·Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·Cristina García-HaranaMagdalena de Troya-Martín

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