Health disparities among different ethnic and racial middle and high school students in sun exposure beliefs and knowledge.
Cheng, C. E., Irwin, B., Mauriello, D., Hemminger, L., Pappert, A., Kimball, A. B., (2010). Health disparities among different ethnic and racial middle and high school students in sun exposure beliefs and knowledge. Journal of Adolescent Health, 47, 106-109.
Racial and ethnic differences may influence sun protection behaviour. Adolescent students were administered a sun protection questionnaire and educational program. White people had the greatest pretest knowledge which resulted in the highest score, and blacks and Hispanics scored lower. White people who found tanned individuals attractive had greater score improvements. All groups improved after intervention.
