Children's sun exposure and sun protection: Prevalence in Australia and related parental factors

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 938-947

  Dobbinson, Suzanne ^a   Wakefield, Melanie ^a   Hill, David ^a   Girgis, Afaf ^b   Aitken, Joanne F ^c   Beckmann, Kerri ^d   Reeder, Anthony I ^e   Herd, Natalie ^a   Spittal, Matthew J ^a   Fairthorne, Andrew ^a   Bowles, Kelly Ann ^a  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

skin cancer prevention; sun protection; sunburn

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN PROTECTION; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; TELECONSULTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84861230010     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. R. Lucas, T. McMichael, W. Smith, and B. Armstrong Solar ultraviolet radiation: global burden of disease from solar ultraviolet radiation. Environmental burden of disease series, No. 13 2006 World Health Organization, Public Health and the Environment Geneva
2. D.C. Whiteman, C.A. Whiteman, and A.C. Green Childhood sun exposure as a risk factor for melanoma: a systematic review of epidemiologic studies Cancer Causes Control 12 2001 69 82
3. B.K. Armstrong How sun exposure causes skin cancer: an epidemiological perspective D. Hill, J.M. Elwood, D.R. English, Prevention of skin cancer 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers The Netherlands 89 116
4. M. Staples, M. Elwood, R. Burton, J. Williams, R. Marks, and G. Giles Non-melanoma skin cancer in Australia: the 2002 national survey and trends since 1985 Med J Aust 184 2006 6 10
5. W.H. McCarthy The Australian experience in sun protection and screening for melanoma J Surg Oncol 86 2004 236 245
6. R.F. Edlich, K.L. Winters, M.J. Cox, D.G. Becker, J.H. Horowitz, and L.S. Nichter National health strategies to reduce sun exposure in Australia and the United States J Long Term Eff Med Implants 14 2004 215 224
7. G.G. Giles, B.K. Armstrong, R.C. Burton, M.P. Staples, and V.J. Thursfield Has mortality from melanoma stopped rising in Australia? Analysis of trends between 1931 and 1994 BMJ 312 1996 1121 1125
8. D.C. Whiteman, C.A. Bray, V. Siskind, A.C. Green, D.J. Hole, and R.M. Mackie Changes in the incidence of cutaneous melanoma in the west of Scotland and Queensland, Australia: hope for health promotion? Eur J Cancer Prev 17 2008 243 250
9. M. Montague, R. Borland, and C. Sinclair Slip! Slop! Slap! and SunSmart, 1980-2000; skin cancer control and 20 years of population-based campaigning Health Educ Behav 28 2001 290 305
10. B.J. Smith, C. Ferguson, J. McKenzie, A. Bauman, and P. Vita Impacts from repeated mass media campaigns to promote sun protection in Australia Health Promot Int 17 2002 51 60
11. B. Giles-Corti, D.R. English, C. Costa, E. Milne, D. Cross, and R. Johnston Creating SunSmart schools Health Educ Res 19 2004 98 109
12. S.L. Harrison, P.G. Buettner, and R. Maclennan The North Queensland "Sun-Safe Clothing" study: design and baseline results of a randomized trial to determine the effectiveness of sun-protective clothing in preventing melanocytic nevi Am J Epidemiol 161 2005 536 545
13. S.B. Jones, K. Beckmann, and J. Rayner Australian primary schools' sun protection policy and practice: evaluating the impact of the national SunSmart schools program Health Promot J Austr 19 2008 86 90
14. M.J. Schofield, K. Edwards, and R. Pearce Effectiveness of two strategies for dissemination of sun-protection policy in New South Wales primary and secondary schools Aust N Z J Public Health 21 1997 743 750
15. A. Girgis, R.W. Sanson-Fisher, D.A. Tripodi, and T. Golding Evaluation of interventions to improve solar protection in primary schools Health Educ Q 20 1993 275 287
16. E.R. Milne, D.R. English, R. Johnston, D. Cross, R. Borland, and B. Giles-Corti Reduced sun exposure and tanning in children after 2 years of a school-based intervention (Australia) Cancer Causes Control 12 2001 387 393
17. E. Milne, P. Jacoby, B. Giles-Corti, D. Cross, R. Johnston, and D.R. English The impact of the kidskin sun protection intervention on summer suntan and reported sun exposure: was it sustained? Prev Med 42 2006 14 20
18. S.J. Dobbinson, A.M. Peipers, R. Borland, and K.M. Nolan Are Victorian primary schools SunSmart? The ongoing development of the SunSmart schools program Health Promot J Aust 10 2000 43 50
19. D. Gartland, and S. Dobbinson A survey of the sun protection environment at swimming pools in Victoria: 2000/2001. SunSmart evaluation studies No. 7 2004 Cancer Council Victoria Melbourne
20. S. Dobbinson, M. Wakefield, D. Hill, A. Girgis, J.F. Aitken, and K. Beckmann Prevalence and determinants of Australian adolescents' and adults' weekend sun protection and sunburn, summer 2003-2004 J Am Acad Dermatol 59 2008 602 614
21. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Population by age and sex, Australia 2003. Electronic delivery: Australian Bureau of Statistics; 2004. Available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@nsf/Lookup/3235.0.55. 001Main+Features1Jun%202003?OpenDocument. Accessed August 5, 2011.
22. Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of population and housing: socio-economic indexes for area's (SEIFA) 2004 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Government Publishing Service of Australia Canberra
23. D.L. O'Riordan, A.C. Geller, D.R. Brooks, Z. Zhang, and D.R. Miller Sunburn reduction through parental role modeling and sunscreen vigilance J Pediatr 142 2003 67 72
24. J.K. Robinson, D.S. Rigel, and R.A. Amonette Sun-protection behaviors used by adults for their children-United States, 1997 MMWR Recomm Rep 47 1998 480 482
25. R. McGee, S. Williams, and H. Glasgow Sunburn and sun protection among young children J Paediatr Child Health 33 1997 234 237
26. C.Y. Lovato, J.A. Shoveller, L. Peters, and J.K. Rivers Canadian national survey on sun exposure and protective behaviors: parents' reports on children Cancer Prev Control 2 1998 123 128
27. K. Glanz, A.L. Yaroch, M. Dancel, M. Saraiya, L.A. Crane, and D.B. Buller Measures of sun exposure and sun protection practices for behavioral and epidemiologic research Arch Dermatol 144 2008 217 222
28. S. Dobbinson, and D.J. Hill Patterns and causes of sun exposing and sun protecting behavior D. Hill, J.M. Elwood, D.R. English, Prevention of skin cancer 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers The Netherlands 211 240
29. E. Milne, D.R. English, R. Johnston, D. Cross, R. Borland, and C. Costa Improved sun protection behavior in children after two years of the Kidskin intervention Aust N Z J Public Health 24 2000 481 487
30. H. Dixon, R. Borland, and D. Hill Sun protection and sunburn in primary school children: the influence of age, gender and coloring Prev Med 28 1999 119 130
31. S.L. Harrison, V. Saunders, and M. Nowak Baseline survey of sun-protection knowledge, practices and policy in early childhood settings in Queensland, Australia Health Educ Res 22 2007 261 271
32. W.R. Stanton, H.N. Saleheen, D. O'Riordan, and C.R. Roy Environmental conditions and variation in levels of sun exposure among children in child care Int J Behav Med 10 2003 285 298
33. K. Bennetts, R. Borland, and H. Swerissen Sun protection behavior of children and their parents at the beach Psychol Health 5 1991 279 287
34. M.W. Pincus, P.K. Rollings, A.B. Craft, and A. Green Sunscreen use on Queensland beaches Australas J Dermatol 32 1991 21 25
35. G. Foot, A. Girgis, C.A. Boyle, and R.W. Sanson-Fisher Solar protection behaviors: a study of beachgoers Aust J Public Health 17 1993 209 214
36. S. Dobbinson, A. Peipers, D. Reading, and C. Sinclair A national approach to skin cancer prevention: the national SunSmart schools program Med J Aust 169 1998 513 514
37. S.J. Dobbinson, M.A. Wakefield, K.M. Jamsen, N.L. Herd, M.J. Spittal, and J.E. Lipscomb Weekend sun protection and sunburn in Australia: trends (1987-2002) and association with SunSmart television advertising Am J Prev Med 34 2008 94 101
38. A. Bandura Social foundations of thought and action: social cognitive theory 1986 Prentice-Hall Englewood Cliffs (NJ)
39. I.M. Rosenstock, V.J. Strecher, and M.H. Becker Social learning theory and the health belief model Health Educ Q 15 1988 175 183
40. J.B. Lowe, L.J. McDermott, W.R. Stanton, A. Clavarino, K.P. Balanda, and B. McWhirter Behavior of caregivers to protect their infants from exposure to the sun in Queensland, Australia Health Educ Res 17 2002 405 414
41. V.E. Cokkinides, M.A. Weinstock, C.J. Cardinez, and M.A. O'Connel Sun-safe practices in US youth and their parents: role of caregiver on youth sunscreen use Am J Prev Med 26 2004 147 151
42. K. Glanz, E. Carbone, and V. Song Formative research for developing targeted skin cancer prevention programs for children in multiethnic Hawaii Health Educ Res 14 1999 155 166
43. J. Grant-Petersson, A.J. Dietrich, C.H. Sox, C.W. Winchell, and M.M. Stevens Promoting sun protection in elementary schools and child care settings: the SunSafe project J Sch Health 69 1999 100 106
44. J.A. Mayer, E.C. Lewis, L. Eckhardt, D.J. Slymen, G.E. Belch, and J.P. Elder Promoting sun safety among zoo visitors Prev Med 33 2001 162 169
45. J.A. Mayer, D.J. Slymen, L. Eckhardt, M.R. Johnston, J.P. Elder, and J.F. Sallis Reducing ultraviolet radiation exposure in children Prev Med 26 1997 516 522
46. L. McDermott, and J. Lowe Using popular children's characters to help parents protect their young children from the sun Health Promot J Aust 14 2003 66 69
47. M. Saraiya, K. Glanz, P. Briss, P. Nichols, C. White, and D. Das Interventions to prevent skin cancer by reducing exposure to ultraviolet radiation: a systematic review Am J Prev Med 27 2004 422 466
48. D. Trewin Australian social trends 2004 2004 Australian Bureau of Statistics Canberra
49. Australian Bureau of Statistics Education and work: Australia 2004 Australian Bureau of Statistics Canberra
50. J.A. Mayer, J.F. Sallis, L. Eckhardt, L. Creech, M.R. Johnston, and J.P. Elder Assessing children's ultraviolet radiation exposure: the use of parental recall via telephone interviews Am J Public Health 87 1997 1046 1049