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Sex differences and risk behaviors among indoor tanners()
OBJECTIVE: The objectives were to examine (1) sex differences in factors associated with indoor tanning, and (2) the relationship between cancer risk perception and skin cancer screening among indoor tanners. METHODS: Data are from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. The sample was limited to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929176/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27419028 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.03.011 |
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author | Julian, Anne K. Bethel, Jeffrey W. Odden, Michelle C. Thorburn, Sheryl |
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description | OBJECTIVE: The objectives were to examine (1) sex differences in factors associated with indoor tanning, and (2) the relationship between cancer risk perception and skin cancer screening among indoor tanners. METHODS: Data are from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. The sample was limited to U.S. adults (≥ 18 years) using an indoor tanning device in the last year (N = 1177). We conducted bivariate and multivariate weighted analyses. RESULTS: Among indoor tanners, less than 30% of men and women reported having ever had a skin exam. Male sex was significantly associated with rarely/never using sunscreen (51.4% of men vs. 36.4% of women) and with binge drinking of alcohol (47.6% of men vs. 37.4% of women). No sex differences in smoking were present. Indoor tanners who perceived themselves “about equally likely” to develop cancer (any type) as similar others were less likely to have received a skin cancer examination than those with high perceived risk. CONCLUSION: The relationship of cancer risk perception to skin cancer screening is complex. Rates of risk and protective behaviors observed among men and women who indoor tan suggest mixed-sex tanning prevention efforts should target multiple risk behaviors. |
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spelling | pubmed-49291762016-07-14 Sex differences and risk behaviors among indoor tanners() Julian, Anne K. Bethel, Jeffrey W. Odden, Michelle C. Thorburn, Sheryl Prev Med Rep Research paper OBJECTIVE: The objectives were to examine (1) sex differences in factors associated with indoor tanning, and (2) the relationship between cancer risk perception and skin cancer screening among indoor tanners. METHODS: Data are from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. The sample was limited to U.S. adults (≥ 18 years) using an indoor tanning device in the last year (N = 1177). We conducted bivariate and multivariate weighted analyses. RESULTS: Among indoor tanners, less than 30% of men and women reported having ever had a skin exam. Male sex was significantly associated with rarely/never using sunscreen (51.4% of men vs. 36.4% of women) and with binge drinking of alcohol (47.6% of men vs. 37.4% of women). No sex differences in smoking were present. Indoor tanners who perceived themselves “about equally likely” to develop cancer (any type) as similar others were less likely to have received a skin cancer examination than those with high perceived risk. CONCLUSION: The relationship of cancer risk perception to skin cancer screening is complex. Rates of risk and protective behaviors observed among men and women who indoor tan suggest mixed-sex tanning prevention efforts should target multiple risk behaviors. Elsevier 2016-03-19 /pmc/articles/PMC4929176/ /pubmed/27419028 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.03.011 Text en © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Research paper Julian, Anne K. Bethel, Jeffrey W. Odden, Michelle C. Thorburn, Sheryl Sex differences and risk behaviors among indoor tanners() |
title | Sex differences and risk behaviors among indoor tanners() |
title_full | Sex differences and risk behaviors among indoor tanners() |
title_fullStr | Sex differences and risk behaviors among indoor tanners() |
title_full_unstemmed | Sex differences and risk behaviors among indoor tanners() |
title_short | Sex differences and risk behaviors among indoor tanners() |
title_sort | sex differences and risk behaviors among indoor tanners() |
topic | Research paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929176/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27419028 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.03.011 |
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