Table I.
Percent |
N |
Sociodemographic predictors (Wald statistic) |
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Age |
Gender |
Children in household |
Educational qualifications |
Marital status |
Burn easily in the sun |
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Knowledge of what actions to take to reduce the risk of skin cancer (% who know, unprompted) | ||||||||||||||||
high factor sunscreen | 42.7 | 790 | 50.14a,b | 12.51a,b | 1.33a | 19.31a,b | 11.72a,b | 3.57a | ||||||||
stay in shade | 64.7 | 1196 | 25.41a,b | 11.37a,b | 0.23 | 12.85a,b | 0.01 | 0.31 | ||||||||
cover up | 49.7 | 919 | 13.17a,b | 0.20 | 1.27a | 24.33a,b | 0.50a | 9.76a,b | ||||||||
Skin cancer risk factors endorsed as ‘quite’ or ‘very’ important | ||||||||||||||||
sunbathing without suntan lotion | 94.0 | 1651 | 2.90 | 5.38a,b | 3.13a | 5.93a,b | 0.03 | 8.91a,b | ||||||||
sunbathing using suntan lotion | 61.5 | 1034 | 6.36 | 1.23 | 1.11 | 2.04 | 1.92a | 4.31a,b | ||||||||
getting sunburnt as an adult | 87.5 | 1492 | 2.01 | 17.00a,b | 0.61 | 10.22a,b | 1.57 | 3.25a | ||||||||
having had sunburnt skin in childhood | 81.5 | 1298 | 26.62a,b | 30.96a,b | 7.98b | 12.97a,b | 0.51 | 0.78 | ||||||||
having a large number of moles on your skin | 85.9 | 1396 | 15.50a,b | 2.36 | 0.89 | 4.14 | 3.35a | 3.05 | ||||||||
having fair skin with freckles that burns easily | 92.4 | 1594 | 5.44 | 4.90b | 0.83 | 4.34 | 0.36 | 0.01 | ||||||||
using sunbeds | 82.4 | 1298 | 1.45 | 27.78a,b | 2.85 | 5.90b | 0.60 | 2.50a | ||||||||
Attitudes towards sun-exposure (% ‘agree’/‘strongly agree’) | ||||||||||||||||
‘My skin will age more quickly if I spend time in the sun’ | 88.9 | 1603 | 22.13a,b | 30.11a,b | 5.33b | 17.81a,b | 0.48 | 6.12a,b | ||||||||
‘I'm concerned exposure to the sun/UV may give me skin cancer’ | 76.6 | 1395 | 6.37 | 5.96a,b | 0.53 | 0.94 | 0.28 | 37.51a,b | ||||||||
‘A suntan makes me look attractive’ | 50.7 | 921 | 12.03a,b | 6.95b | 2.10 | 9.39a,b | 1.27 | 35.57a,b | ||||||||
‘A suntan makes me look healthier’ | 66.3 | 1208 | 13.75a,b | 0.85 | 6.86b | 2.61 | 5.78a,b | 21.92a,b | ||||||||
Behaviour (% who reported doing) | ||||||||||||||||
using high factor sunscreen | 36.6 | 676 | 49.80a,b | 24.04a,b | 3.21 | 19.34a,b | 4.13a,b | 45.14a,b | ||||||||
stay in the shade | 36.6 | 677 | 27.18a,b | 40.31a,b | 0.81a | 10.42b | 1.20 | 79.76a,b | ||||||||
cover up |
38.1 |
704 |
5.85 |
1.45 |
2.55 |
7.62a,b |
2.93a |
75.96a,b |
Significant in bivariate analysis.
Significant in multiple regression analysis.