title: Health disparities among different ethnic and racial middle and high school students in sun exposure beliefs and knowledge.
abstract: Racial and ethnic differences may influence sun protection behavior. Adolescent students were administered a sun protection questionnaire and educational program. White people had the greatest pretest knowledge which resulted in the highest score, and blacks and Hispanics scored lower. White people who found tanned individuals attractive had greater score improvements. All groups improved after intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 50 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Carol E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Blair
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mauriello
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hemminger
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pappert
authors.forename: Alexandra B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Kimball
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*; D001741:Black or African American
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents