Conocimientos y hábitos de exposición solar de la población chilena

Background: Ultraviolet light exposure has a pathogenic effect on the development of skin cancer, whose prevalence increases worldwide. In Chile and the rest of the world, preventive educational campaigns are carried out to change high risk sun exposure behaviors. Aim: To study the behavior of the C...

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Autores principales:	Montserrat Molgó,N, Celso Castillo,A, Valdés F,Roberto, Romero G,Williams, Jeanneret M,Valérie, Cevo E,Tatiana, Torres M,Catalina, Silva P,Paulina, Flores S,Luis, Riquelme C,Amanda, Ayala R,María Fernanda, González V,Fabián, Hasbún Z,María Trinidad, Baladrón Z,María José
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2005
Materias:	Skin neoplasms Sunburn Sunscreening agents
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0034-988720050006000072005-08-26Conocimientos y hábitos de exposición solar de la población chilenaMontserrat Molgó,NCelso Castillo,AValdés F,RobertoRomero G,WilliamsJeanneret M,ValérieCevo E,TatianaTorres M,CatalinaSilva P,PaulinaFlores S,LuisRiquelme C,AmandaAyala R,María FernandaGonzález V,FabiánHasbún Z,María TrinidadBaladrón Z,María José Skin neoplasms Sunburn Sunscreening agents Background: Ultraviolet light exposure has a pathogenic effect on the development of skin cancer, whose prevalence increases worldwide. In Chile and the rest of the world, preventive educational campaigns are carried out to change high risk sun exposure behaviors. Aim: To study the behavior of the Chilean population towards skin cancer prevention and to identify erroneous preventive practices and concepts. Material and methods: A survey containing 17 questions about sun exposure behaviors, photoprotective measures and knowledge about ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer was used. It was applied during January and February 2004, to 1,143 subjects (mean age 30 years, 409 males), taking vacations in beach resorts in Chile. Results: The hours of higher sun exposure ranged from 12 AM to 4 PM. Thirty seven percent of subjects were exposed more than 2 hours during this high risk lapse. Women and subjects aged less than 25 years were those with the riskiest behaviors. Fifty four percent used some type of photoprotection and 50% used ocular protection. Seventy percent used creams with sun screen and 74% used a sun protection factor higher than 15. Seventy percent applied the sun screen as recommended. Thirty eight percent had at least one sun burn in the last two years. More than 90% of subjects were aware of the relationship between sun exposure and skin cancer but 60% did not know the hours of higher ultraviolet radiation. The information about sun exposure was obtained from television in 57% of surveyed individuals. Conclusions: More educational campaigns about the risk of sun exposure are needed to reduce risky behaviors in the Chilean populationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.133 n.6 20052005-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872005000600007es10.4067/S0034-98872005000600007
institution	Scielo Chile
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language	Spanish / Castilian
topic	Skin neoplasms Sunburn Sunscreening agents
spellingShingle	Skin neoplasms Sunburn Sunscreening agents Montserrat Molgó,N Celso Castillo,A Valdés F,Roberto Romero G,Williams Jeanneret M,Valérie Cevo E,Tatiana Torres M,Catalina Silva P,Paulina Flores S,Luis Riquelme C,Amanda Ayala R,María Fernanda González V,Fabián Hasbún Z,María Trinidad Baladrón Z,María José Conocimientos y hábitos de exposición solar de la población chilena
description	Background: Ultraviolet light exposure has a pathogenic effect on the development of skin cancer, whose prevalence increases worldwide. In Chile and the rest of the world, preventive educational campaigns are carried out to change high risk sun exposure behaviors. Aim: To study the behavior of the Chilean population towards skin cancer prevention and to identify erroneous preventive practices and concepts. Material and methods: A survey containing 17 questions about sun exposure behaviors, photoprotective measures and knowledge about ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer was used. It was applied during January and February 2004, to 1,143 subjects (mean age 30 years, 409 males), taking vacations in beach resorts in Chile. Results: The hours of higher sun exposure ranged from 12 AM to 4 PM. Thirty seven percent of subjects were exposed more than 2 hours during this high risk lapse. Women and subjects aged less than 25 years were those with the riskiest behaviors. Fifty four percent used some type of photoprotection and 50% used ocular protection. Seventy percent used creams with sun screen and 74% used a sun protection factor higher than 15. Seventy percent applied the sun screen as recommended. Thirty eight percent had at least one sun burn in the last two years. More than 90% of subjects were aware of the relationship between sun exposure and skin cancer but 60% did not know the hours of higher ultraviolet radiation. The information about sun exposure was obtained from television in 57% of surveyed individuals. Conclusions: More educational campaigns about the risk of sun exposure are needed to reduce risky behaviors in the Chilean population
author	Montserrat Molgó,N Celso Castillo,A Valdés F,Roberto Romero G,Williams Jeanneret M,Valérie Cevo E,Tatiana Torres M,Catalina Silva P,Paulina Flores S,Luis Riquelme C,Amanda Ayala R,María Fernanda González V,Fabián Hasbún Z,María Trinidad Baladrón Z,María José
author_facet	Montserrat Molgó,N Celso Castillo,A Valdés F,Roberto Romero G,Williams Jeanneret M,Valérie Cevo E,Tatiana Torres M,Catalina Silva P,Paulina Flores S,Luis Riquelme C,Amanda Ayala R,María Fernanda González V,Fabián Hasbún Z,María Trinidad Baladrón Z,María José
author_sort	Montserrat Molgó,N
title	Conocimientos y hábitos de exposición solar de la población chilena
title_short	Conocimientos y hábitos de exposición solar de la población chilena
title_full	Conocimientos y hábitos de exposición solar de la población chilena
title_fullStr	Conocimientos y hábitos de exposición solar de la población chilena
title_full_unstemmed	Conocimientos y hábitos de exposición solar de la población chilena
title_sort	conocimientos y hábitos de exposición solar de la población chilena
publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate	2005
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872005000600007
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