Sun-related behaviors of outdoor working men with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer.
The present study describes sun exposure and sun protection behaviors of northern Australian outdoor workers with previous non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). In 1999 a cross-sectional study of northern Australian men with previous NMSC was conducted by self-administered questionnaire. Compared to other men, outdoor workers spent more time in the sun on average working days and days off (P < 0.0001, respectively), and outdoor workers with sun-sensitive skin reported that more skin lesions had been removed (P = 0.0461). The workplace did not reinforce sun-safe practices of 36.8% of workers who spent half their time or more outdoors. Sun-protective behaviors were not different between in- and outdoor workers. Outdoor workers experienced high levels of sun exposure, however, sun-protective behavior was similar to other workers. Workplaces should be targeted to reinforce sun-safe policies.
Woolley
Torres
T
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Skin Cancer Research Group, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
Buettner
Petra G
PG
Lowe
John
J
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011481:Protective Clothing; D011793:Queensland; D012306:Risk; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents; D014329:Tropical Climate
D013473:Sunscreening Agents