Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
The Henry W. Lim Division of Photobiology and Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2024 Jan;40(1):e12934. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12934. Epub 2023 Nov 28.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Exposure to sunlight has been shown to cause pigmentary alterations, photoaging and photocarcinogenesis. Understanding photoprotective patterns in adolescent populations is beneficial to public health initiatives. We utilized data provided by the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment to evaluate photoprotective behaviors among adolescent populations.
Behavioral questions related to photoprotection were analyzed from the American College Health Association (ACHA) National College Health Assessment (NCHA) (Version III).
When comparing races, Black/African American respondents had the lowest association of practicing photoprotective behaviors in comparison to white respondents (p < .05). When comparing US geographic regions, the south had the lowest association of photoprotective measures (p < .05).
The response rate of each institution varied, although there was still a large quantity of respondents. Finally, we cannot discern the specific reasoning for adolescent populations not using sunscreen.
These data identify demographics where efforts to enhance education on photoprotective behaviors, specifically among skin of color and southern population, to support public health initiatives.
背景/目的：阳光照射已被证明会导致色素改变、光老化和光致癌。了解青少年群体的光防护模式对公共卫生倡议有益。我们利用美国大学健康协会全国大学生健康评估提供的数据，评估青少年群体的光防护行为。
从美国大学健康协会（ACHA）全国大学生健康评估（NCHA）（第 III 版）中分析了与光防护相关的行为问题。
在比较不同种族时，与白人相比，黑人/非裔美国人采取光防护行为的关联度最低（p<0.05）。在比较美国地理区域时，南部地区采取光防护措施的关联度最低（p<0.05）。
每个机构的回复率不同，尽管仍有大量的回复者。最后，我们无法辨别青少年群体不使用防晒霜的具体原因。
这些数据确定了需要加强光防护行为教育的人群，特别是在有色人种和南部地区，以支持公共卫生倡议。
