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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Occupational sunscreen use among US Hispanic outdoor workers |
Author: | Day, A. Stapleton, J. Natale-Pereira, A. Goydos, J. Coups, E. |
Citation: | BMC Research Notes, 2015; 8(1):578-1-578-5 |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
ISSN: | 1756-0500 1756-0500 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Ashley K. Day, Jerod L. Stapleton, Ana M. Natale‑Pereira, James S. Goydos and Elliot J. Coups |
Abstract: | Background: Occupational ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure is a risk factor for skin cancer, and Hispanic individuals are over-represented in a number of outdoor occupations (e.g., farming, landscaping). This study examined predictors of occupational sunscreen use in a group of US Hispanic adults who work outdoors. Results: A population-based sample of outdoor workers (n = 149, 85 % male) completed survey measures regarding their demographics, melanoma risk, perceived skin cancer risk, skin cancer knowledge, and their occupational sunscreen use. Sixty-nine percent of the sample reported never or rarely wearing sunscreen while working outdoors. Being female (p = .02), having a higher level of education (p = .03), and residing at a higher latitude (p = .04) were associated with more frequent sunscreen use. Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of interventions to promote sun protection behaviors among US Hispanic outdoor workers, and identifies potential intervention targets. |
Keywords: | Sun protection; skin cancer; Hispanic; outdoor workers; UVR |
Rights: | © 2015 Day et al. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/ zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
DOI: | 10.1186/s13104-015-1558-1 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1558-1 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Psychology publications |
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