Baseline Survey of Sun-Protection Knowledge, Practices and Policy in Early Childhood Settings in Queensland, Australia

Autor/inn/en	Harrison, Simone L.; Saunders, V.; Nowak, M.
Titel	Baseline Survey of Sun-Protection Knowledge, Practices and Policy in Early Childhood Settings in Queensland, Australia
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 22 (2007) 2, S.261-271 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyl068
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Young Children; Foreign Countries; Child Care Centers; Clothing; Health Behavior; Knowledge Level; Public Policy; Risk; Questionnaires; Preschool Education; Kindergarten; Cancer; Prevention; Preschool Teachers; Administrators; Geographic Location; Rural Areas; Child Health; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Frühe Kindheit; Ausland; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Kleidung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Wissensbasis; Öffentliche Ordnung; Risiko; Fragebogen; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschule; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Australien
Abstract	Excessive exposure to sunlight during early childhood increases the risk of developing skin cancer. Self-administered questionnaires exploring sun-protection knowledge, practices and policy were mailed to the directors/co-ordinators/senior teachers of all known early childhood services in Queensland, Australia, in 2002 (n = 1383; 56.5% response). Most (73.7%) services had a written sun-protection policy (SPP). However, 40.6% of pre-schools and kindergartens had not developed a written SPP. Most directors had moderate knowledge about sun-protection (median score: 7/12 [IQR 6, 8]), but few understood the UV index, the sun-protection factor rating for sunscreens or the association between childhood sun-exposure, mole development and melanoma. Pre-school teachers had lower knowledge scores than directors of long day care centers and other services (P = 0.0005). Staff members reportedly wore sun-protective hats, clothing and sunglasses more often than children. However, sunscreen use was higher among children than staff. Directors' knowledge scores predicted reported hat, clothing, sunscreen and shade utilization among children. Remoteness impacted negatively on director's knowledge (P = 0.043) and written SPP development (P = 0.0005). Higher composite sun-protection scores were reported for children and staff from services with written sun-protection policies. SPP development and increased sun-protection knowledge of directors may improve reported sun-protective behaviors of children and staff of early childhood services. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10