Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for UV radiation exposure and sun-protective behaviors, knowledge, and attitudes.
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Child self-report | Parent report on child | Parent self-report | |||||
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Baseline, mean (SD) | Exit, mean (SD) | Baseline, mean (SD) | Exit, mean (SD) | Baseline, mean (SD) | Exit, mean (SD) | ||
| UVRa exposureb | 6.00 (6.09) | 4.76 (5.27) | N/Ac | N/A | 6.89 (6.38) | 6.11 (6.62) | ||
| UVR exposure (adjusted)d | 6.47 (5.94) | 5.50 (5.07) | N/A | N/A | 7.56 (6.58) | 6.87 (6.81) | ||
| Hours outdoors: weekday | 2.69 (1.75) | 2.24 (1.65) | 2.72 (1.47) | 2.09 (1.43) | 2.79 (1.80) | 2.01 (1.68) | ||
| Hours outdoors: weekend | 3.22 (2.09) | 2.49 (1.57) | 3.55 (1.97) | 2.76 (1.68) | 3.88 (1.91) | 2.72 (1.66) | ||
| Sunscreene | 2.35 (1.45) | 1.83 (1.13) | 2.52 (1.39) | 2.02 (1.21) | 2.53 (1.45) | 2.11 (1.33) | ||
| Reapplicatione | 1.95 (1.15) | 1.50 (0.84) | 1.98 (1.19) | 1.60 (0.86) | 1.87 (1.19) | 1.60 (0.96) | ||
| Long sleevese | 1.76 (0.93) | 2.12 (1.03) | 1.86 (1.00) | 2.16 (1.04) | 1.87 (1.06) | 2.20 (1.15) | ||
| Pantse | 2.76 (1.21) | 3.03 (1.36) | 2.52 (1.19) | 2.82 (1.32) | 3.02 (1.34) | 3.19 (1.37) | ||
| Hate | 1.31 (0.82) | 1.37 (0.91) | 1.37 (0.73) | 1.37 (0.90) | 1.97 (1.33) | 1.84 (1.07) | ||
| Shadee | 2.56 (1.04) | 2.51 (1.06) | 2.45 (0.96) | 2.43 (1.01) | 2.67 (1.00) | 2.55 (1.02) | ||
| Avoid peak hourse | 2.08 (0.94) | 2.14 (1.02) | 2.33 (1.19) | 2.34 (1.04) | 2.55 (1.14) | 2.35 (1.00) | ||
| Sunglassese | 1.92 (1.18) | 1.59 (1.01) | 1.89 (1.18) | 1.60 (0.99) | 3.58 (1.40) | 3.19 (1.34) | ||
| Sunburn | 0.23 (0.57) | 0.16 (0.43) | 0.15 (0.36) | 0.16 (0.42) | 0.10 (0.30) | 0.18 (0.44) | ||
| Intentional tanninge | 1.24 (0.63) | 1.15 (0.47) | 1.16 (0.45) | 1.09 (0.33) | 1.13 (0.48) | 1.08 (0.31) | ||
| Unintentional tanninge | 2.88 (1.17) | 1.80 (1.07) | 2.95 (1.33) | 1.80 (1.02) | 2.93 (1.16) | 1.90 (1.05) | ||
| Indoor tanninge | 1.00 (0) | 1.00 (0) | 1.00 (0) | 1.00 (0) | 1.00 (0) | 1.00 (0) | ||
| Skin self-examinatione | 1.88 (0.32) | 1.88 (0.32) | 0.09 (0.29) | 0.17 (0.38) | 0.16 (0.37) | 0.12 (0.33) | ||
| Skin cancer knowledgef | 2.98 (1.42) | 3.23 (1.49) | N/A | N/A | 4.08 (1.01) | 4.24 (0.95) | ||
| UVR knowledgef | 2.97 (1.27) | 3.31 (1.13) | N/A | N/A | 3.84 (0.67) | 3.88 (0.65) | ||
| Total knowledgef | 5.94 (2.35) | 6.55 (2.25) | N/A | N/A | 7.92 (1.29) | 8.11 (1.22) | ||
| Perceived riskg | 4.52 (1.68) | 4.48 (1.79) | 5.67 (1.75) | 5.83 (1.60) | 6.33 (1.88) | 6.19 (1.83) | ||
| Cancer worryh | 7.36 (3.34) | 7.10 (3.20) | N/A | N/A | 9.52 (3.73) | 9.12 (3.52) | ||
| Response efficacyi | 15.29 (3.44) | 15.40 (3.81) | 16.53 (3.84) | 17.3 (2.74) | 17.00 (3.57) | 17.37 (2.89) | ||
| Intentions to changej | 10.66 (3.93) | 10.92 (4.53) | 11.35 (4.73) | 11.74 (4.89) | 13.66 (5.04) | 13.38 (4.96) | ||
aUVR: UV radiation.
bFirst 7 days versus last 7 days of the 2-week wearing period.
cN/A: not applicable (parents not asked to report this on children).
dFirst 7 days versus last 7 days of the 2-week wearing period adjusted to include participants that had at least 4 days of UVR data.
eResponse options included never=1 to always=5.
f0=false, 1=true. Possible range of 0-5, or 0-10 for total knowledge.
g1=very unlikely, 5=very likely. Possible range of 1-10.
h1=not at all, 5=very much. Possible range of 1-20.
i1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree. Possible range of 1-20.
j1=no and I do not intend to start doing so in the next 6 months, 5=yes, I have been for more than 6 months. Possible range of 1-25.