title: Occupational sunscreen use among US Hispanic outdoor workers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Occupational ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure is a risk factor for skin cancer, and Hispanic individuals are over-represented in a number of outdoor occupations (e.g., farming, landscaping). This study examined predictors of occupational sunscreen use in a group of US Hispanic adults who work outdoors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A population-based sample of outdoor workers (n = 149, 85 % male) completed survey measures regarding their demographics, melanoma risk, perceived skin cancer risk, skin cancer knowledge, and their occupational sunscreen use. Sixty-nine percent of the sample reported never or rarely wearing sunscreen while working outdoors. Being female (p = .02), having a higher level of education (p = .03), and residing at a higher latitude (p = .04) were associated with more frequent sunscreen use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study highlights the importance of interventions to promote sun protection behaviors among US Hispanic outdoor workers, and identifies potential intervention targets.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA. ashley.day@rutgers.edu.|School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, North Tce Campus, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia. ashley.day@rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Ashley K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Day
authors.affiliation: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA. staplejl@cinj.rutgers.edu.|Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA. staplejl@cinj.rutgers.edu.|Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science, Rutgers School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA. staplejl@cinj.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Jerod L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Stapleton
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA. natalean@njms.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Natale-Pereira
authors.affiliation: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA. goydosjs@cinj.rutgers.edu.|Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA. goydosjs@cinj.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Goydos
authors.affiliation: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA. coupsej@cinj.rutgers.edu.|Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA. coupsej@cinj.rutgers.edu.|Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science, Rutgers School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA. coupsej@cinj.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Elliot J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Coups
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents