Solarium use in Australia, recent trends and context

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Kate FrancisA Girgis

Abstract

To describe the prevalence of solarium use among representative samples of Australian adolescents (12-17 years) and adults (18-69 years). In national surveys conducted in 2003/04 and 2006/07 using equivalent methods, n=11,509 Australian adolescents and adults self-reported their use of solaria. In 2006/07 10.6% of adults had 'ever' used a solarium, and use was most prevalent among women aged 18 to 24 (17.1%) and 25 to 44 (20.7%). Few adolescents (2.5%) had ever used a solarium. The prevalence of past year use was much lower (0.6% of adolescents, 1.5% of adults) and there was a significant reduction among adults between surveys (OR=0.69, 95% CI=0.52-0.94). Adults' attitudes related to past year solarium use were preference for a suntan (OR=4.68, 95% CI=2.48-8.85); perceived protan attitudes of peers (OR=2.10, 95% CI=1.17-3.77), belief that a suntan looks healthy (OR=1.92, 95% CI=1.09-3.39); and perceiving they have some risk of getting skin cancer (OR=1.69, 95% CI=1.03-2.78). Although solarium use in Australia is relatively low, it is highest among young adult women. These data show encouraging downward trends in use, and provide a foundation for monitoring the impact of forthcoming regulatory changes to the solarium industry.

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