Evolution of sun‐protection measures for children

Abstract

Background The prevention of melanoma can be significantly improved by targeting information directly towards the

Sun Protection and Sunburn in Children Aged 1–10 Years in Germany: Prevalence and Determinants

“…Our findings on the use of individual sun protection measures are comparable with previous international research [17,18,20,21,30]. In these studies, the prevalence of sunscreen use ranged between 58% [18] and 89% [30], wearing protective clothes ranged between 75% [17] and 92% [30], wearing headgear ranged between 29% [17] and 96% [30], seeking shade ranged between 7% [21] and 69% [20], and the use of sunglasses ranged between 8% [17] and 63% [30]. However, since no standardized instrument for assessing sun protective behaviors has been established to date, considerable methodological differences should be kept in mind when comparing our findings with those of previous studies (e.g., differing definition of protection behaviors, variation in response categories).…”

“…Our findings on the use of individual sun protection measures are comparable with previous international research [17,18,20,21,30]. In these studies, the prevalence of sunscreen use ranged between 58% [18] and 89% [30], wearing protective clothes ranged between 75% [17] and 92% [30], wearing headgear ranged between 29% [17] and 96% [30], seeking shade ranged between 7% [21] and 69% [20], and the use of sunglasses ranged between 8% [17] and 63% [30].…”

Describing a Public-health Summer Camp for Underserved Children: Healthy 2B Me

“…Generally, sunscreen is the most common practice, with a reported use of between 32-52%. The reported use of hats, protective clothing, and sunglasses has been higher among present-day parents than those of previous generationsas high as 90% in one study (Lebbe C et al, 2015). These sun safe practices can be successfully adopted by youth using tested sun safety education (Davis R et al, 2015) which was an integral part of the camp.…”

Relative Importance of Traditional Risk Factors for Malignant Melanoma in the Czech Population

“…To collect data on exposure to risk factors, a validated questionnaire developed by the Euromelanoma Task Force of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology was used (17). In accordance with the initial assumption that the risk models derived from the experience of sunny countries with heterogeneous populations (18)(19)(20)(21)(22) may not be equally informative for the Czech population; at the bivariate level, no association was found between MM and some variables which are typical surrogate indicators of UV exposure such as length of outdoor employment (less than one year, 1-5 years, 5-10 years, or over 10 years), severe sunburn resulting in blisters at age under 18 years, long-term stay in a sunny country, or use of sunbeds. Neither was skin reactivity to solar radiation associated with MM in this study.…”