Table 4.
Sunburn, sun tanning, and sunscreen use.
| Survey items | Baseline (N=188), n (%) | Follow-up (N=188), n (%) | |
| Did you experience any sunburn?a | |||
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Yes | 69 (36.7) | 59 (31.4) |
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No | 119 (63.3) | 129 (68.6) |
| Total number of sunburn eventsb | 142 | 109 | |
| Location of sunburns | |||
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Body locations below combined | 142 (100) | 109 (100) |
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Head or face | 50 (35.2) | 27 (24.8) |
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Neck | 20 (14.1) | 19 (17.4) |
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Shoulders | 30 (21.1) | 36 (33.0) |
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Back | 10 (7.1) | 4 (3.7) |
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Chest | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) |
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Arms | 14 (9.9) | 6 (5.5) |
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Hands | 3 (2.1) | 1 (0.9) |
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Legs | 7 (4.9) | 10 (9.2) |
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Feet | 7 (4.9) | 5 (4.6) |
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Buttocks | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) |
| Intensity of sunburns | |||
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Mild (pink to light redness) | 64 (45.1) | 71 (65.1) |
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Moderate (red skin) | 66 (46.5) | 32 (29.4) |
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Severe (deep redness, blisters may develop) | 5 (3.5) | 4 (3.7) |
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Missing | 7 (4.9) | 2 (1.8) |
| Have you tried to get a suntan during the festival? | |||
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Yes | N/Ac | 97 (51.6) |
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No | N/A | 91 (48.4) |
| Number of sunscreen applications per day during the festival | |||
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0 | N/A | 22 (11.7) |
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1 | N/A | 86 (45.7) |
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≥2 | N/A | 80 (42.6) |
aBaseline data collection: During the past week, how many times did you get sunburnt? Follow-up data collection: “We would like to know if you experienced any sunburn during November 17th to November 22nd 2019?”
bIncidence of sunburnt body areas. Participants may have received multiple sunburn events.
cN/A: not applicable.