Salas Ricardo, Mayer Joni A, Hoerster Katherine D
San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health and Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2005 Dec;47(12):1244-9. doi: 10.1097/01.jom.0000177080.58808.3b.
Farm workers are exposed to long hours of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR), placing them at higher risk for skin cancer. The goal of this study was to evaluate farm workers' sun exposure behaviors.
Farm workers (n=326) in the San Joaquin Valley of California were interviewed about their sun protective behaviors; these behaviors also were observed directly and these data were used to assess whether participants adequately protected against UVR exposure.
All participants were Latino men with a mean age of 33 years. Although rates of wearing any hat and long-sleeved shirts were high, rates of wearing wide-brimmed hats and sunscreen were low.
This study is important because there is limited research focused on farm workers' protective behaviors against UVR exposure. Interventions to improve sun protection behaviors of farm workers are needed.
农场工人长时间暴露于太阳紫外线辐射（UVR）下，使其患皮肤癌的风险更高。本研究的目的是评估农场工人的防晒行为。
对加利福尼亚州圣华金谷的农场工人（n = 326）进行了关于其防晒行为的访谈；还直接观察了这些行为，并利用这些数据评估参与者是否对UVR暴露进行了充分防护。
所有参与者均为拉丁裔男性，平均年龄33岁。虽然戴任何帽子和穿长袖衬衫的比例较高，但戴宽边帽和使用防晒霜的比例较低。
本研究具有重要意义，因为针对农场工人预防UVR暴露的防护行为的研究有限。需要采取干预措施来改善农场工人的防晒行为。
