Geographical differences in primary schoolchildren's key sun-related behaviours: an exploratory, feasibility study
| Autor: | Caradee Y. Wright, M.A. Oosthuizen, Patricia N. Albers, M Naidoo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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integumentary system
Sun protection Incidence (epidemiology) Geography Planning and Development medicine.disease Solar ultraviolet radiation 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Geography Environmental health Cape medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences 030212 general & internal medicine Skin cancer Sunburn Risk factor Vitamin D synthesis Cartography |
| Zdroj: | South African Geographical Journal. 98:199-216 |
| ISSN: | 2151-2418 0373-6245 |
| Popis: | South Africa receives high levels of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Exposure to UVR has beneficial and harmful effects, the most common of which are vitamin D synthesis and skin cancer, respectively. Acute exposure during childhood is a known risk factor for melanoma. In South Africa where skin cancers account for a third of all histopathologically diagnosed cancers, information on behaviour patterns and protection use is needed to inform awareness campaigns. Hence, this article aimed to perform an exploratory, feasibility study on the sun-related behaviours of urban primary schoolchildren by province. In general, use of sun protection was inconsistent and 52% of children reported sunburn. Generally, children from schools in the eastern part of the country self-reported higher incidence of suntan and sunburn compared to the western half. Similarly, children in Limpopo, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and North-West tended to use sun protection more often compared to the remaining provinces, although hat/cap ... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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