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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Nutr. 2012 Jun 19;10(3):383–397. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00422.x

Table 1.

Calculation of percent body surface area (% BSA) exposed to sunlighta

Usual Outdoor Daylight Attire in Past Week: % BSA assigned for:

Body part Type of covering Response Mother Infant
Head Hat, cap, or head scarf Yes 0 0
No 3 12

Neck Clothing or scarf Yes 0 0
No 2 2

Face Scarf Yes 0 0
No 4 7

Arms Length of sleeves Long 0 0
Short 6 6
Sleeveless 14 14

Hands Gloves Yes 0 0
No 5 5

Legs Length of pants or dress Long 0 0
Short (below knee) 7 5
Short (knee length) 14 10
Short (mid-thigh) 23 16

Feet Amount of coverage Covered 0 0
Barefoot or sandals 7 7
a

Total % BSA exposed to sunlight calculated as the sum of % BSA associated with subject’s responses for each body part.