Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Department of Medicine, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2024 May 1;25(5):1681-1689. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.5.1681.
The aims of this study were to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding sun exposure and sun protection among the population of Kazakhstan.
A cross sectional study was conducted by administering an online questionnaire via social networking sites to residents of Kazakhstan. The questionnaire was designed to determine demographic information as well as knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sun exposure and sun protection.
The responses of 249 participants were analysed. Descriptive tests, bivariate analyses, and multiple linear regression were used to statistically analyse the data. The mean age of the participants was 31.7 ± 11.5 (SD) years. Most participants were of Kazakh nationality (88.7%), female (71.0 %), urban residents (93.9 %), and possessed higher education degrees (88.0 %). The level of knowledge and attitudes were found to be moderate amongst the population whilst practices were determined to be low. Knowledge (p=0.002), attitudes (p=0.002), female gender (p=0.002), and having children educated in school about sun safety (p=0.018) were significantly associated with improved sun-protective practices.
This study has demonstrated low adoption of sun protective practices in the Kazakhstan population, despite the identification of certain characteristics associated with higher rates of practice.
本研究旨在评估哈萨克斯坦人群对阳光暴露和防晒的知识、态度和实践。
通过社交网络平台在线向哈萨克斯坦居民发放问卷，进行横断面研究。问卷旨在确定人口统计学信息以及与阳光暴露和防晒相关的知识、态度和实践。
分析了 249 名参与者的回答。采用描述性检验、双变量分析和多元线性回归对数据进行统计学分析。参与者的平均年龄为 31.7 ± 11.5（SD）岁。大多数参与者为哈萨克族（88.7%）、女性（71.0%）、城市居民（93.9%）和具有高等教育学历（88.0%）。人群的知识和态度水平中等，而实践水平较低。知识（p=0.002）、态度（p=0.002）、女性性别（p=0.002）和让在校孩子接受有关防晒的教育（p=0.018）与更高的防晒实践显著相关。
尽管确定了与更高实践率相关的某些特征，但本研究表明哈萨克斯坦人群对防晒措施的采用率较低。
