Sun Protection Behaviors Associated with Self-Efficacy, Susceptibility, and Awareness among Uninsured Primary Care Patients Utilizing a Free Clinic
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.
Total ()
US born English speakers ()
Non-US born English speakers ()
Spanish speakers ()
p value
Mean age, years
44.37 (13.66)
43.07 (14.19)
43.90 (16.38)
45.46 (11.64)
N.S.
Female
365 (66.2)
103 (62.8)
78 (60.5)
184 (71.3)
N.S.
Race/ethnicity
White
138 (25.0)
115 (70.1)
12 (9.3)
10 (3.9)
<0.01
Hispanic/Latino/Latina
343 (62.3)
33 (20.1)
62 (48.1)
248 (96.1)
<0.01
Asian or Pacific Islander
49 (8.9)
5 (3.0)
44 (34.1)
0
Some college or higher
243 (44.1)
103 (62.8)
64 (49.6)
76 (29.5)
<0.01
Currently employed
244 (44.3)
68 (41.5)
54 (41.9)
122 (47.3)
N.S.
Currently married
252 (45.7)
32 (19.5)
73 (56.6)
147 (57.0)
<0.01
US born
176 (31.9)
164 (100)
0
12 (4.7)
Years in the US (non-US born only)
16.20 (11.92)
13.98 (8.10)
Patient of the clinic (2 years or longer)
284 (51.5)
103 (62.8)
71 (55.0)
110 (42.6)
<0.01
Sun protection behavior
Long pants
2.70 (1.17)
2.62 (1.21)
2.57 (1.14)
2.81 (1.14)
N.S.
Sunscreen
1.33 (1.28)
1.40 (1.21)
1.29 (1.36)
1.30 (1.29)
N.S.
Shade or umbrella
1.95 (1.14)
1.97 (1.13)
1.96 (1.23)
1.93 (1.11)
N.S.
Hat
1.51 (1.34)
1.36 (1.30)
1.39 (1.32)
1.66 (1.36)
<0.05
Shirts with sleeves
2.74 (1.20)
2.93 (1.15)
2.84 (1.22)
2.56 (1.19)
<0.01
Self-efficacy
30.85 (5.64)
31.03 (5.07)
29.48 (5.59)
31.48 (5.94)
<0.01
Skin cancer susceptibility
2.72 (0.90)
2.73 (0.82)
2.20 (0.82)
3.00 (0.88)
<0.01
Skin cancer awareness
2.75 (1.16)
3.45 (0.76)
3.46 (0.96)
1.88 (0.87)
<0.01
Number (%) or mean (SD). N.S.: not significant. p value denotes significance from Pearson’s Chi-square tests between categorical variables (for cell size ≥5 only) and ANOVA tests for continuous variables comparing US born English speakers, non-US born English speakers, and Spanish speakers.
