ArticleAmerican journal of public health2018
State Indoor Tanning Laws and Prevalence of Indoor Tanning Among US High School Students, 2009-2015.
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- The relationship between indoor tanning and body mass index, physical activity, or dietary practices: a systematic review.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Pooled it
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- Persisting Effects of a Social Media Campaign to Prevent Indoor Tanning: A Randomized Trial.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022Trial
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- Tans, Bans, and Sedans: How Distance from Tanning Beds May Save Lives.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2025Article
- Bills to Restrict Access to and Harm From Indoor Tanning Facilities in US State Legislatures, 1992‒2023.American journal of public health · 2025Article
- Analysis of facilitators of and barriers to enactment of state regulation of indoor tanning by minors.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Protocol for a cluster-randomized trial of a school-based skin cancer preventive intervention for adolescents.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- A Social Media-Delivered Melanoma Prevention Program for Young Women Engaged in Frequent UV Tanning: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- An Epidemiological Update on Indoor Tanning and the Risk of Skin Cancers.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Review
- Tanning Bed Legislation for Minors: A Comprehensive International Comparison.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Attitudes and Behaviors That Impact Skin Cancer Risk among Men.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A Call to Action to Eliminate Indoor Tanning: Focus on Policy.JAMA dermatology · 2021Article
- Association Between State Indoor Tanning Legislation and Google Search Trends Data in the United States From 2006 to 2019: Time-Series Analysis.JMIR dermatology · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Indoor Tanning Among Teenagers in Norway Before and After Enforcement of Ban for Ages Under 18 Years.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2020Article
- Association of Indoor Tanning Regulations With Health and Economic Outcomes in North America and Europe.JAMA dermatology · 2020Article
- The high costs of cheap tanning: pricing and promotional practices of indoor tanning facilities in six cities in the United States.Journal of public health policy · 2019Article
- Prevalence of Indoor Tanning Among U.S. High School Students from 2009 to 2017.Journal of community health · 2019Article
- Trends in Tanning Bed Use, Motivation, and Risk Awareness in Germany: Findings from Four Waves of the National Cancer Aid Monitoring (NCAM).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The Dislike of Hot Thermal Conditions and Its Relationship with Sun (Ultraviolet Radiation) Exposure in the Southeastern United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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objectivesTo examine the association between state indoor tanning laws and indoor tanning behavior using nationally representative samples of US high school students younger than 18 years.
methodsWe combined data from the 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 national Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (n = 41 313) to analyze the association between 2 types of state indoor tanning laws (age restriction and parental permission) and the prevalence of indoor tanning during the 12 months before the survey, adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, and survey year, and stratified by gender.
resultsAge restriction laws were associated with a 47% (P < .001) lower indoor tanning prevalence among female high school students. Parental permission laws were not found to be associated with indoor tanning prevalence among either female or male high school students.
conclusionsAge restriction laws could contribute to less indoor tanning, particularly among female high school students. Such reductions may reduce the health and economic burden of skin cancer.
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