Solaria use in Queensland, Australia.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the demographics of solarium users and the correlates of solarium use in Queensland.


METHODS
A cross-sectional survey of 9419 Queensland residents was conducted via an anonymous computer-assisted telephone interview.


RESULTS
Overall, 8.8% of the respondents had ever used a solarium and less than 1% had used a solarium in the previous year. Results indicated that users were more likely to be female and younger than non-users, and less than half of the users signed a consent form, suggesting that they had not been made aware of the associated risks by operators.


CONCLUSIONS
The Queensland Cancer Risk Study was one of the first population-based studies to address solarium use in this State and highlights that the use of solariums in Queensland is low in comparison to other countries.


CONCLUSIONS
There is no regulation of compliance with guidelines. It may become necessary to make compliance with the guidelines mandatory to effectively communicate the associated risks.
Lawler
Sheleigh P
SP
Cancer Prevention Research Centre and Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Queensland Cancer Fund. s.lawler@uq.edu.au
Kvaskoff
Marina
M
DiSipio
Tracey
T
Whiteman
David
D
Eakin
Elizabeth
E
Aitken
Joanne
J
Fritschi
Lin
L
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003132:Commerce / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011793:Queensland; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects