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Promotion of Sun Protection in Children: An
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| Introduction: Excessive sun exposure in
childhood has been associated with the
development of skin cancer. The aim of this
study was the promotion of sun protection
behaviors in 1-8 years old children through
mother education based on Social Cognitive
Theory (SCT).
Materials & Methods: One hundred and
sixty five mothers with 1-8 years old
children referring to Emamshahr health care
center of Yazd city participated in this
study. The study subjects were randomized
to either an intervention (70 subjects) or
control (90subjects) group. Data was
collected using Persian version of Parental
Sun Protection Scale (PSPS), before and
two months after performing the
educational intervention program and then
analyzed using SPSS 11.5 software,
descriptive statistics, chi square test, t test
and paired t test.
Findings: Results of this study showed
significant differences in mean scores of
self efficacy (P0.001), norms (P0.001),
impediments (P0.01), and expectancies
(P0.001), in intervention group two
months after performing the educational
intervention program. Significant increases
were also found in behaviors of using the
sun protection strategies such as sun screen
usage (P0.001), protective clothing
(P0.01), and sun avoidance (P0.007) in
intervention group. There was no
significant difference in mean scores of
variables among control group.
Discussion & Conclusion: The results of
this study showed the applicability of
educational intervention based on Social
Cognitive Theory to promote sun protection
behaviors in children via education of their
mothers. |
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| Keywords: skin cancer, educational |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
General
Received: 2012/03/13 | Published: 2012/01/15
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