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Product descriptions on commercial SPF preparations used by pupils
| SPF value | Number of pupils | With UVA + UVB protection | ||
| Female | Male | Female | Male | |
| 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 or 30+ | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 9 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
In total 24 pupils (26.7% of the group) used commercial sunscreens; 15 of these (62.5%) offered broad spectrum protection against UVA and UVB
