Sun protective behaviour of primary and secondary school students in North-Western Switzerland

Reinau, Daphne; Meier, Christoph; Gerber, Nathalie; Hofbauer, Günther F.L.; Surber, Christian

doi:10.4414/smw.2012.13520

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“…This prevalence was lower than that found in similar studies reported from Thailand (72.7%), 16 Australia (66.7%), 17 Italy (78.7%), 18 Brazil (74.3%), 19 and Switzerland (80.6%). 20 The percentage that we found was higher than that reported in only one study carried out in Singapore (22%). 21 We found no difference between sexes, although there was a female predominance in sunscreen usage in the literature.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding sun protection, effects of the sun, and skin cancer among Turkish high school students and teachers

Şenel

Süslü

2015

Dermatologica Sinica

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Keywords: adolescent attitude behavior knowledge skin cancer sun protection a b s t r a c t Background/objective: The incidence of skin cancer has increased dramatically worldwide over the past decades, and adolescents are prone to exposing themselves to the harmful effects of the sun. Although there are plenty of studies assessing the knowledge level and behavior of adolescents regarding sun protection and skin cancer, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first study evaluating both adolescents and their teachers. This study aimed to evaluate high school students' and teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding sun protection and skin cancer. Methods: A total of 396 students and 139 teachers from two high schools in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, were enrolled in the study. An anonymous questionnaire form was used to obtain the required data for our cross-sectional and nonrandomized study. Results: Male students stayed significantly longer in the sun than female students (p < 0.001). Only 41.8% of the students stated that they used a sunscreen when outside only in summer. This percentage was 81.9% for the teachers and is statistically higher than for the students (p < 0.001). We found no difference with regard to sex, however, a female predominance in sunscreen usage has been reported in the literature.Conclusion: Major information sources should be used more effectively to increase the knowledge level of the students.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding sun protection, effects of the sun, and skin cancer among Turkish high school students and teachers

Şenel

Süslü

2015

Dermatologica Sinica

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“…The students in groups A and B achieved progress in avoiding sun exposure and seeking shade at noon, but neither of the groups changed their use of sunscreens, hats, protective clothing, sunglasses, and sun umbrellas. This finding contradicted the finding reported by Reinau [5,6], in which > 95% of students benefited from the protection of sunscreen, but only 36% sought shade on sunny days.…”

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“…The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends school programs on sun safety. Some school-based sun safety education programs have been reported in many studies, such as the "SunSmart Schools" in Victorian primary schools and other Australian states [4], a sun safety education program for primary school students in Switzerland [5,6], raising sun protection and early detection awareness among Florida high schoolers [7], and the SunWise Program in the US [8]. In Arizona, skin cancer prevention in the class education activity program, "Students are Sun Safe," was delivered by university students for middle and high school students [9].…”

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Evaluation of a Sun Safety Education Program for High School Students in Beijing, China

Lai¹

2017

EDU

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Actions in reducing excessive sun exposure during childhood and adolescence has been a goal of a series of programs. The objective of this study was to evaluate a multi-component high school-based intervention program to increase sun safety knowledge and sun protection behaviors among students in Beijing, China. Volunteers from three high schools in Beijing were randomized to three groups. Group A was given a 2-year intervention program consisting of multi-unit presentations plus a series of educational materials. Group B was given a 1-year intervention program with educational materials only. Group C was served as a control group. Questionnaires were answered by the three groups at baseline, year 1, and year 2. In our study, group A achieved significant improvements in all six questions about the sun and sunscreen knowledge at year 1. Group B achieved significant improvements in two questions. Both groups A and B achieved significant improvements in avoiding sun exposure at noon and seeking shade. Group A achieved improvements in almost all sun knowledge and sun protection behaviors, with the exception of using sunglasses, at year 2 compared with year 1. We conclude that school-based sun protection intervention increases student knowledge and changes student sun protection behaviors. The 2-year program could achieved better results than the 1-year program.

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“…Aus mehreren Studien geht hervor, dass Sonnenbrand und Hautkrebs als Folgen der UV-Strahlung sowie die Rolle von (1) Sonnenschutzmitteln, (2) Kleidung, (3) begrenztem Aufenthalt in der Sonne und (4) Meiden der Mittagsonne als protektive Maßnahmen den meisten Mitteleuropäern bekannt sind [19,20].…”

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2012

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Sun protective behaviour of primary and secondary school students in North-Western Switzerland

Cited by 39 publications

References 28 publications

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding sun protection, effects of the sun, and skin cancer among Turkish high school students and teachers

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding sun protection, effects of the sun, and skin cancer among Turkish high school students and teachers

Evaluation of a Sun Safety Education Program for High School Students in Beijing, China

Die Schattenseiten von Sonne und „gesunder“ Bräuneheiten

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