02-04-2009
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Re: There's no such thing as a 'safe' suntan, researchers warn
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One in three kids still pro-tanning
Thursday, 05 February 2009
University of Otago
Building a positive attitude towards Sun protection could be the key to reducing children's skin cancer risk.
Educating school children about the health risks of excessive and harmful Sun exposure is not enough in itself to ensure Sun-smart behaviour - pro-tanning attitudes need to be tackled too, according to latest University of Otago research.
The study, involving nearly 500 New Zealand primary and intermediate school children, found that older children knew more about the risks, but their attitudes and behaviour in the Sun were much less protective than those of their younger, less-knowledgeable peers.
The findings are published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Paper co-author Dr Caradee Wright says that it was only when children held positive attitudes about Sun protective behaviour that knowing about excess Sun exposure risk was significantly associated with being Sun-smart.
"Our findings indicate that attitudes should be specifically targeted when designing Sun protection and skin cancer prevention programmes aimed at influencing the Sun-related behaviours of children."
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One in three kids still pro-tanning(ScienceAlert)
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