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Sun Protection Practices for Children
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Parent Behaviors
Kyle Johnson, MPH;
Leigh Davy, BS;
Tim Boyett, MPH;
Laura Weathers, MD;
Richard G. Roetzheim, MD, MSPH
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:891-896.
Objective To examine the frequency with which sun protection is used by parents
for their children.
Design and Setting Descriptive survey conducted at a university medical clinic in Florida.
Participants Parents of children aged 1 to 16 years were approached in the waiting
area, and 77 of 100 were successfully interviewed.
Main Outcome Measures Parents' self-reported use of sun protection measures for their children
and their attitudes and beliefs about sun protection.
Results Fewer than half of respondents (43%) reported regularly using sun protection
for their child. Regular use of sun protection was reported more frequently
by female caretakers and those with more favorable attitudes regarding sun
protection use. Sunscreen was the most frequently used measure, and preventing
sunburn was the primary reason for using sun protection. Respondents held
several unfavorable sun protection attitudes, including the belief that sun
exposure was healthy, that children looked better with a tan, and that it
was okay to stay out in the sun longer if the child wore sunscreen.
Conclusions Regular use of sun protection for children is infrequent and consists
primarily of applying sunscreen rather than methods that reduce sun exposure.
Parents primarily use sunscreen to prevent sunburn and may increase their
children's overall sun exposure as a result.
From the Departments of Family Medicine (Mr Johnson and Dr Roetzheim),
Pediatrics (Dr Weathers), and Family Medicine (Ms Davy and Mr Boyett), University
of South Florida, and the Division of Cancer Control, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer
Center & Research Institute (Dr Roetzheim), Tampa.
Reprints: Richard Roetzheim, MD, MSPH, Department of Family Medicine,
University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, MDC 13, Tampa, FL
33612 (e-mail: rroetzhe{at}hsc.usf.edu).
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