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ArticlePhotodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine2017

Correlates of sun protection behaviors among Hispanic children residing in a high UVR environment.

Kimberly A Miller, Jimi Huh, Jennifer B Unger, Jean L Richardson, Martin W Allen, David H Peng, Myles G Cockburn

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Article in Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Systematic Review of Pediatric Photoprotection in Children of Color.International journal of women's dermatology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kimberly A MillerDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0742-3730
Jimi HuhDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jennifer B UngerDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jean L RichardsonDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Martin W AllenDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
David H PengDepartment of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Myles G CockburnDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of Southern California · USUniversity of Canterbury · NZ

Funding

An innovative, curriculum-based integrated sun exposure behavior intervention forR01CA158407 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI COCKBURN, MYLES G · 2012 to 2015
$2.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA158407
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background/purposeRates of melanoma are rising in Hispanics in the United States. Excessive sun exposure in childhood increases the risk of melanoma in adulthood, and little is known about the factors motivating sun protection behaviors among Hispanic youth.

methodsCorrelates of sun protection were examined among Hispanic children residing in Los Angeles, California (N = 1891). Associations between multiple constructs (psychosocial, familial, and cultural) and sun protection outcomes (use of sunscreen, protective clothing, and shade seeking/sun avoidance) were examined.

resultsFamily variables were associated with more frequent sun protection among Hispanic children across outcomes, as were perceived peer norms, perceived self-efficacy, and fewer sun protection barriers. Skin cancer risk factors such as lighter skin and sunburn experience, and level of acculturation were not associated with greater sun protection.

conclusionFamily sun protection habits are instrumental to Hispanic children's sun safe behaviors, and interventions that engage the family may be most effective. Increasing risk communication to high-risk subgroups of Hispanic children (those with lighter, more sun reactive skin) is important when developing intervention strategies. However, there is overlap between Hispanic children's sun protection correlates and those observed among non-Hispanic white children, suggesting that interventions to improve sun protection may generalize across cultural contexts.

Indexed as

Protective ClothingAcculturationChildFamily RelationsFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHispanic or LatinoHumansLos AngelesMalePeer InfluenceSelf EfficacySunburnSunscreening AgentsSunscreening Agentsadolescentchildrenhispanicsmelanomaskin cancer

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PMID27995652
PMCPMC7434785
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