Knowledge and attitudes of UK university students in relation to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure and their sun-related behaviours: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Kirk, Lucy ^a   Greenfield, Sheila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knowledge; Qualitative; Students; Sun related behaviours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MOTIVATION; SKIN TUMOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; UNIVERSITY;

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85015341533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014388     Document Type: Article

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