title: Tanning behaviors and determinants of solarium use among indoor office workers in Queensland, Australia.
abstract: Using cross-sectional survey data from Brisbane, Australia, this study identifies prevalence and factors associated with indoor tanning in office workers. Over 12-months, 72/2867 (2.5%) survey participants used solaria. Twenty-eight sunbed users (39%) tanned outdoors and used spray-tans and 42 (58%) reported burns after indoor tanning. Results from regression modelling suggests the strongest predictors of sunbed use were beliefs that tanning was safer indoors than outdoors (OR 6.1, 95%CI: 2.6-14.0) and engaging in outdoor tanning (OR 4.1, 95%CI: 1.8-9.0). We recommend that health authorities promote health gains by reducing ultraviolet radiation exposure or substituting indoor tanning with a spray-on tan.
authors: Griffith University, Centre for Applied Health Economics, University Dr, Meadowbrook Q4131, Australia. Louisa.Gordon@griffith.edu.au
authors: Louisa G
authors: LG
authors: Gordon
authors: Nicholas G
authors: NG
authors: Hirst
authors: Adèle C
authors: AC
authors: Green
authors: Rachel E
authors: RE
authors: Neale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011793:Queensland / Q000453:epidemiology; D055108:Sunbathing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013471:Sunburn / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult