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Kunene, Zamantimande
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Albers, Patricia N.
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Lucas, Robyn M.
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Banwell, Cathy
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Mathee, Angela
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Wright, Caradee Yael
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-09-15T05:40:53Z |
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dc.date.available |
2017-09-15T05:40:53Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2017-08-25 |
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dc.description.abstract |
BACKGROUND : Photodamage is partially mitigated by darker skin pigmentation, but immune suppression, photoaging
and cataracts occur among individuals with all skin types.
METHODS : To assess practices and acceptability to Black African mothers of sun protection equipment for their children
living in a rural area, participants were recruited at the time of their child’s 18-month vaccinations. Mothers completed
a baseline questionnaire on usual sun behaviours and sun protection practices. They were then provided with sun
protection equipment and advice. A follow-up questionnaire was administered two weeks later.
RESULTS : Mothers reported that during the week prior to the baseline questionnaire, children spent on average less
than 1 hour of time outdoors (most often spent in the shade). Most mothers (97%) liked the sun protection
equipment. However, many (78 of 86) reported that their child did not like any of the sun protection equipment and
two-thirds stated that the sun protection equipment was not easy to use.
CONCLUSIONS : Among Black Africans in rural northern South Africa, we found a mismatch between parental preferences
and child acceptance for using sun protection when outdoors. A better understanding of the health risks of incidental
excess sun exposure and potential benefits of sun protection is required among Black Africans. |
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Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology |
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am2017 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The National
Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa (Grant number: 93,426) and
the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), as part of a Heat and
Health Flagship 3-year project. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpublichealth |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Kunene, Z., Albers, P.N., Lucas, R.M., Banwell, C., Mathee, A. & Wright, C.Y. 2017, '‘My child did not like using sun protection’ : practices and perceptions of child sun protection among rural black African mothers', BMC Public Health, vol. 17, art no. 677, pp. 1-8. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1471-2458 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1186/s12889-017-4688-7 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62267 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
BioMed Central |
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dc.rights |
© The Author(s). 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License. |
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dc.subject |
Solar ultraviolet radiation |
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dc.subject |
Environmental health |
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dc.subject |
Africa |
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dc.subject |
Skin of colour |
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dc.subject |
Vaccination |
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Ultraviolet radiation |
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Sun exposure |
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Rural area |
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dc.subject |
Black African mothers |
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Children |
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dc.subject |
Sun protection |
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dc.title |
‘My child did not like using sun protection’ : practices and perceptions of child sun protection among rural black African mothers |
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dc.type |
Article |
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