Research Article
Sun-Protection Habits of Primary Students in a Coastal Area of Greece
Table 2
Students’ behaviour according to place of residence.
| | | | Distance from the sea | | | | | 0–5 km | 10–15 km | 15–20 km | >20 km | Pearson's test | | | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| | Do you put a hat on when under the sun? | Always | 748 (47.5) | 48 (54.5) | 21 (13.5) | 163 (47.4) | <0.001 | | Do you sit in the shade at the beach? | Always | 737 (46.8) | 44 (50) | 64 (41.3) | 188 (54.7) | 0.019 | | Do you wear sunglasses? | Always | 616 (39.1) | 51 (58) | 23 (14.8) | 142 (41.4) | <0.001 | | Do you use sunscreen? | Always | 1263 (80.2) | 61 (69.3) | 102 (65.8) | 264 (76.7) | <0.001 | | What was the SPF of your sunscreen? | Over 30 | 457 (29.1) | 21 (23.9) | 23 (14.8) | 140 (40.7) | <0.001 | | Do you like to be tanned? | No | 920 (58.4) | 55 (62.5) | 90 (58.1) | 177 (51.5) | <0.001 | | | No | 921 (58.5) | 65 (73.9) | 68 (43.9) | 202 (58.7) | | | Last summer, did you get reddish skin or a sunburn on your face or body? | Yes | 532 (33.8) | 19 (21.6) | 75 (48.4) | 108 (31.4) | <0.001 | | | I don’t remember | 122 (7.7) | 4 (4.5) | 12 (7.7) | 34 (9.9) | | | | Less than 20 | 125 (8.4) | 7 (8) | 9 (5.8) | 56 (16.3) | | | How many times did you go to the beach (for a swim) last summer? | 20 to 40 | 173 (11.7) | 18 (20.5) | 28 (18.1) | 63 (18.3) | <0.001 | | Over 40 | 1067 (72.1) | 58 (65.9) | 97 (62.6) | 180 (52.3) | | | I don’t remember | 115 (7.8) | 5 (5.7) | 21 (13.5) | 45 (13.1) | |
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