Sunscreen Increasingly Overshadows Alternative Sun-Protection Strategies
The present study assessed perceptions of effective sun-protection strategies among the general public and whether these perceptions have changed in recent years. During five summers from 2007/2008 to 2011/2012, 4217 adolescents and adults living in a region with very high levels of solar UV radiati...
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| author | Koch, S. Pettigrew, S. Strickland, M. Slevin, Terry Minto, C. |
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| description | The present study assessed perceptions of effective sun-protection strategies among the general public and whether these perceptions have changed in recent years. During five summers from 2007/2008 to 2011/2012, 4217 adolescents and adults living in a region with very high levels of solar UV radiation participated in annual, cross-sectional telephone surveys. Respondents’ perceptions of the most effective sun-protection strategy were measured with a single open-ended question. In all survey years, sunscreen was the by far most frequently nominated sun-protection strategy, with an average mention rate of 71.0 %. The tendency to nominate sunscreen increased significantly over the 5-year study period and on average, was more common among adolescents compared to adults (81.6 vs 60.0 %) and females compared to males (73.6 vs 68.3 %). Despite respondents’ increasing tendency to nominate sunscreen as the most effective sun-protection strategy, health experts have voiced concerns about flawed application practices. Current sun-protection hierarchies indicate that protective clothing and shade are better options. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-199742017-09-13T16:09:31Z Sunscreen Increasingly Overshadows Alternative Sun-Protection Strategies Koch, S. Pettigrew, S. Strickland, M. Slevin, Terry Minto, C. The present study assessed perceptions of effective sun-protection strategies among the general public and whether these perceptions have changed in recent years. During five summers from 2007/2008 to 2011/2012, 4217 adolescents and adults living in a region with very high levels of solar UV radiation participated in annual, cross-sectional telephone surveys. Respondents’ perceptions of the most effective sun-protection strategy were measured with a single open-ended question. In all survey years, sunscreen was the by far most frequently nominated sun-protection strategy, with an average mention rate of 71.0 %. The tendency to nominate sunscreen increased significantly over the 5-year study period and on average, was more common among adolescents compared to adults (81.6 vs 60.0 %) and females compared to males (73.6 vs 68.3 %). Despite respondents’ increasing tendency to nominate sunscreen as the most effective sun-protection strategy, health experts have voiced concerns about flawed application practices. Current sun-protection hierarchies indicate that protective clothing and shade are better options. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19974 10.1007/s13187-016-0986-5 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Koch, S. Pettigrew, S. Strickland, M. Slevin, Terry Minto, C. Sunscreen Increasingly Overshadows Alternative Sun-Protection Strategies |
| title | Sunscreen Increasingly Overshadows Alternative Sun-Protection Strategies |
| title_full | Sunscreen Increasingly Overshadows Alternative Sun-Protection Strategies |
| title_fullStr | Sunscreen Increasingly Overshadows Alternative Sun-Protection Strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sunscreen Increasingly Overshadows Alternative Sun-Protection Strategies |
| title_short | Sunscreen Increasingly Overshadows Alternative Sun-Protection Strategies |
| title_sort | sunscreen increasingly overshadows alternative sun-protection strategies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19974 |