Photoprotective measures among adolescents stratified by region: An analysis utilizing the National College Health Assessment.

Autor: Shareef SJ; Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, USA., Jackson S; Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, USA., Lane BN; Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.; The Henry W. Lim Division of Photobiology and Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan, USA., Kallabat E; Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, USA., Boopathy D; Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan, USA., Fakhoury JW; The Henry W. Lim Division of Photobiology and Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan, USA., Lim HW; The Henry W. Lim Division of Photobiology and Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine [Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed] 2024 Jan; Vol. 40 (1), pp. e12934. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 28.
DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12934
Abstrakt: Background/purpose: Exposure to sunlight has been shown to cause pigmentary alterations, photoaging and photocarcinogenesis. Understanding photoprotective patterns in adolescent populations is beneficial to public health initiatives. We utilized data provided by the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment to evaluate photoprotective behaviors among adolescent populations.
Methods: Behavioral questions related to photoprotection were analyzed from the American College Health Association (ACHA) National College Health Assessment (NCHA) (Version III).
Results: When comparing races, Black/African American respondents had the lowest association of practicing photoprotective behaviors in comparison to white respondents (p < .05). When comparing US geographic regions, the south had the lowest association of photoprotective measures (p < .05).
Limitations: The response rate of each institution varied, although there was still a large quantity of respondents. Finally, we cannot discern the specific reasoning for adolescent populations not using sunscreen.
Conclusion: These data identify demographics where efforts to enhance education on photoprotective behaviors, specifically among skin of color and southern population, to support public health initiatives.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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