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. 2015 Mar 22;30(3):371–379. doi: 10.1093/her/cyv011

Table II.

Prevalence of baseline sun protective practices of intervention participants (N = 777)

Baseline Follow-up Chi-square
N (%) N (%)
Sunburn in last month (Fall)
    Yes 103 (34.92) 32 (10.85) χ = 56.256 (9); P < 0.0001
    No 158 (53.56) 381 (79.05)
    Don’t know 30 (10.17) 56 (11.62)
    Missing 4 (1.36) 6 (1.24)
Sunburn in last month (Spring)
    Yes 84 (17.43) 39 (8.09) χ = 93.91 (9); P < 0.0001
    No 328 (68.05) 381 (79.05)
    Don’t know 66 (13.69) 56 (11.62)
    Missing 4 (0.83) 6 (1.24)
Sunburn last summer
    Yes 321 (41.31)
    No 347 (44.66)
    Don’t know 91 (11.71)
    Missing 18 (2.32)
Sun protective behaviors at school Mean changes Wilcoxon signed rank P-value
    Wore a hata 1.23 1.29 0.16
    Wore a three-fourth sleeve or long-sleeved shirta 3.73 3.79 0.13
    Wore sunscreenb 1.93 1.93 0.61
    Played in shadea 2.11 2.1 0.63

aMeasured on a five-point Likert scale. bMeasured on a three-point Likert scale