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  • Title: Children's understanding of sun protection behaviours: a comparative analysis.
    Author: Morris J, Bandaranayake M, McGee R.
    Journal: J Paediatr Child Health; 1998 Jun; 34(3):254-9. PubMed ID: 9633973.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate awareness of sun protection behaviours in a sample of primary school children in New Zealand. METHODOLOGY: Information was collected from 824 primary school children in New Zealand using a drawing and writing technique. RESULTS: The data revealed a bias towards sunscreen as a method of sun protection compared with other methods such as clothing and the use of shade. Comparisons between results obtained from children resident in Australia and England indicated a greater awareness of sun protection methods amongst the children from Australia and New Zealand compared with those children living in England. CONCLUSIONS: Children as young as 5 and 6 can describe the consequences of overexposure to the sun, and can illustrate methods of sun protection. Sunscreen is seen as the main method of sun protection.
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