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Alternative Title:
J Community Health
Personal Author:
Holman, Dawn M. ; Jones, Sherry Everett ; Qin, Jin ; Richardson, Lisa C. ;
Holman, Dawn M. ; Jones, Sherry Everett ; Qin, Jin ; Richardson, Lisa C. ; Less -
Description:
Indoor tanning exposes users to high levels of ultraviolet radiation, increasing skin cancer risk. The risk is greatest for those who begin indoor tanning at a young age. The objective of this study was to assess changes in indoor tanning prevalence over time among U.S. high school students, by sex, age, and race/ethnicity. We used cross-sectional data from the 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey to examine changes in indoor tanning prevalence from 2009 to 2017 and from 2015 to 2017. From 2009 to 2017 indoor tanning declined overall (15.6 to 5.6%; p < 0.001), across all age groups, and among white (37.4 to 10.1%; p < 0.001) and Hispanic (10.5 to 3.0%; p < 0.001) female students, and white (7.0 to 2.8%; p < 0.001) and Hispanic (5.8 to 3.4%; p < 0.001) male students. From 2015 to 2017, indoor tanning declined overall (7.3 to 5.6%; p = 0.04) and among white (15.2 to 10.1%; p = 0.03) and Hispanic (5.8 to 3.0%; p = 0.02) female students, and 16-year-old students (7.2 to 4.7%; p = 0.03). Indoor tanning has continued to decrease, particularly among white and Hispanic female students, dropping well below the Healthy People 2020 target for adolescents. However, continued efforts are needed to further reduce and sustain reductions in adolescent indoor tanning and address remaining research gaps.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Blacks
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Risk-Taking
Students
Sunbathing
Ultraviolet Rays
Whites

Source:
J Community Health. 44(6):1086-1089 ;
Pubmed ID:
31230221
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6801018
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ;
Place as Subject:
United States ;
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:2879616142363c42da6c7a1cd948d1d55634cd24ea1f094c14082ae728ab2cce
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