Skin Cancer Knowledge, Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, and Preventative Behaviors among North Mississippi Landscapers
Joint Authors
Hutcheson, Amanda
Ford, M. Allison
Vice, Michael A.
Hallam, Jeffrey S.
Bass, Martha A.
Nahar, Vinayak K.
Source
Dermatology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
There are slightly over one million workers in the landscape service industry in the US.
These workers have potential for high levels of solar ultraviolet radiation exposure, increasing their risk of skin cancer.
A cross-sectional sample of 109 landscapers completed a self-administered questionnaire based on Health Belief Model (HBM).
The participants correctly answered 67.1% of the knowledge questions, 69.7% believed they were more likely than the average person to get skin cancer, and 87.2% perceived skin cancer as a severe disease.
Participants believed that the use of wide-brimmed hats, long sleeved shirts/long pants, and sunscreen was beneficial but reported low usage of these and other sun protective strategies.
The primary barriers to using sun protection were “I forget to wear it” and “it is too hot to wear.” Of the HBM variables, perceived benefits outweighing perceived barrier (r=.285, P=.003) and self-efficacy (r=.538, P=.001) were correlated with sun protection behaviors.
The reasons for absence of the relationship between perceived skin cancer threat and sun protection behaviors could be lack of skin cancer knowledge and low rate of personal skin cancer history.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nahar, Vinayak K.& Ford, M. Allison& Hallam, Jeffrey S.& Bass, Martha A.& Hutcheson, Amanda& Vice, Michael A.. 2013. Skin Cancer Knowledge, Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, and Preventative Behaviors among North Mississippi Landscapers. Dermatology Research and Practice،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nahar, Vinayak K.…[et al.]. Skin Cancer Knowledge, Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, and Preventative Behaviors among North Mississippi Landscapers. Dermatology Research and Practice No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476348
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nahar, Vinayak K.& Ford, M. Allison& Hallam, Jeffrey S.& Bass, Martha A.& Hutcheson, Amanda& Vice, Michael A.. Skin Cancer Knowledge, Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, and Preventative Behaviors among North Mississippi Landscapers. Dermatology Research and Practice. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476348
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476348