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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2020

Determining Skin Cancer Protective Behaviors in the Light of the Protection Motivation Theory among Sailors in Bandar-Bushehr in the South of Iran.

Ahmad Sotoudeh, Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad, Ali Akbar Vaezi, Mojtaba Fattahi Ardakani, Reza Sadeghi

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  1. Application of the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) in Teaching Skin Cancer Prevention Behaviors in Male Students.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023
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Ahmad SotoudehDepartment of Public Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-9010-4628
Seyed Saeed Mazloomy MahmoodabadDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-3301-3305
Ali Akbar VaeziDepartment of Nursing, School of of Nursing & AMP, Midwifery, Research Center for Nursing & AMP, Midwifery Care in Family Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, yazd, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5688-6259
Mojtaba Fattahi ArdakaniYazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Reza SadeghiDepartment of Public Health, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-5162-6316

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backgroundSkin cancer is among the most prevalent cancers in Iran and worldwide. Due to the nature of work, sailors are constantly exposed to the ultraviolet rays of the sun, which in the long run damages their skin and raises the chances of skin cancer. Thus, the present research aimed to predict the skin cancer protective behaviors among sailors in the south of Iran in the light of the protection motivation theory. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe present analytical, cross-sectional research was conducted on 360 sailors in Bandar-Bushehr selected randomly from 4 border healthcare centers. To collect the required data, a reliable and valid questionnaire based on the protection motivation theory was used. The data were analyzed in SPSS21 using descriptive and inferential statistics including Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis.

resultsPearson correlation coefficient showed a statistically significant positive correlation between protection motivation, perceived severity, fear, reward on the one hand and a statistically significant negative correlation between protection motivation and rewards and response costs. All constructs of protection motivation explained 43% of the variance of skin cancer protective behaviors. Among the influential predictors, perceived self-efficacy showed to be the strongest (β=0.328).

conclusionConsidering the effectiveness of the protection motivation theory in determining skin cancer preventive behaviors among sailors, it can be concluded that this theory can be used as a framework in planning health education and promotion programs to motivate sailors to adopt more skin cancer protective behaviors.

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Health BehaviorMotivationAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelNaval MedicineSelf EfficacySkin NeoplasmsSunlightSunscreening AgentsSurveys and QuestionnairesSunscreening AgentsProtection motivation theoryRisk reduction behaviorsailorsSkin Cancer

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