Sun awareness in Maltese secondary school students

Aquilina, Susan; Gauci, A Amato; Ellul, Mark; Scerri, Lawrence

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.01046.x

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“…Notably, lower percentages of sun protection measures were reported by Saridi et al whose study revealed that only 50% of the participants were using hats and stayed in the shade; the use of hat and sunglasses indicated 39% and 25.5% of the study participants, respectively (Saridi, 2009). A number of studies reported that less than 11.5% of respondents indicated that they always use sunglasses, sunscreen, protective clothes and hat against sun exposure (Lowe et al, 2000;Livingstonet al, 2001;Aquilina et al, 2004;Stankeviciute et al, 2004). Ergin et al found that the most of the study participants generally avoided the harmful effects of the sun by staying in the shade (Ergin, 2011).…”

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Practice of Skin Cancer Prevention among Road Traffic Police Officers in Malaysia

Al-Naggar

2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Practice of Skin Cancer Prevention among Road Traffic Police Officers in Malaysia

Al-Naggar

2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…The main objectives of these studies were; obtaining locally relevant information about primary and secondary prevention, identifying populations at high risk, and evaluating the running educational programs (Aquilina, Gauci, Ellul, & Scerri, 2004;Cokkinides et al, 2006;Geller et al, 2005;Harrison, Saunders, & Nowak, 2007;Jones, Oh, Corkery, Hanley, & Egan, 2007). Unfortunately, skin cancer publications in the KSA are scarce which represents challenge for the current work.…”

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Skin Cancer and Its Correlates: A Study of Knowledge and Preventive Behavior in Riyadh

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Saeedi²,

Alharbi³

et al. 2015

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Background: Worldwide, the incidence of skin cancer has increased due to increased UV exposure to solar and artificial sources. In Saudi Arabia, skin cancer ranked the 9 th most common cancer for both sexes. However, it is considered to be a preventable disease. WHO has proposed several preventive methods to avoid the damaging effects of excessive exposure to UV rays including; social education and adopting positive behavioral changes. The present study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of people in Riyadh city towards skin cancer. Results: The mean respondent's age was 35 years (12-65 years). Females represented about two-thirds of the 341 respondent. A statistically significant associations were detected between awareness about skin cancer with the age (Beta =0.03, p =0.047), educational level (Beta =0.63, p =0.042) and skin color (Beta =-2.14, p<0.001) being significant predictors for disease. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this was the first study to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding skin cancer in Saudi Arabia. Despite the limitations, the present study's findings suggested that Saudis lack the sufficient knowledge to understand and assess the importance of skin cancer risk. In addition, the level of knowledge, attitude and behaviors are influenced by several factors as age, education level and skin color.

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“…S'agissant enfin du risque cancérigène associé au soleil, il est connu par tous ou presque, mais des croyances erronées persistent, comme l'idée que l'exposition au soleil des enfants est « bonne pour la santé » [20]. Les usages sociaux du soleil et les conceptions du corps qui s'y rapportent constituent des obstacles redoutables pour la prévention, comme l'a montré une abondante littérature [21][22][23][24][25]. Ils pourraient à ce titre être ciblés par la prévention.…”

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