title: Can sun protection knowledge change behavior in a resistant population?
abstract: The future skin cancer statistics for the youth of the United States are staggering. Traditional educational programs are currently the mainstay to foster sun protective awareness for this high-risk, sun-worshipping population. This study was designed to monitor high school students for both short-term and long-term changes in knowledge and attitude, as well as for any change in behavior, following a standard sun protection intervention. Our results demonstrated that although students had an increase in knowledge, it was insufficient to change their behavior.
authors: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, USA.
authors: Julie E
authors: JE
authors: Swindler
authors: Jenifer R
authors: JR
authors: Lloyd
authors: Karen M
authors: KM
authors: Gil
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011835:Radiation Protection; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents