title: Solaria use in Queensland, Australia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Prevention Research Centre and Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Queensland Cancer Fund. s.lawler@uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Sheleigh P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Lawler
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kvaskoff
authors.forename: Tracey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: DiSipio
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whiteman
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eakin
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aitken
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fritschi
mesh_terms: 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