Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereol. 2007; 41(3): 81-85

Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of university students related to sun protection

Yeþim Kaymak¹, Ömer Faruk Tekbaþ², Iþýl Þimþek^3
1Medical Health Center, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
²Department Of Public Health, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
³Faculty Of Vocational Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey

Summary: Backgorund and Design: Epidemiologic studies have shown that sun light are the most common environmental factor responsible for the development of cutaneous melanoma, other skin cancers and many other skin diseases. Aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of university students related to sun protection. MATERIALS-METHODS: The study was composed of 62 men and 117 women making a total of 179 university students. Subjects were requested to respond to a questionnarie composed of multiple response answers and fill in the blank questiones which was formed by contribution of specialists and literature. Resuts: Most common sources for knowledge about effects of UV light were TV/internet (69.8%), press (52.0%), school (34.1%), family (24.6%) and friends (22.9%), respectively. Subjects responded truly most commonly to vit D synthesis (82.7%), and least to effects on vision (15.6%) as beneficial effects of UV light. Subjects responded truely most commonly to pigmentation (84.9%) and least to allergic reactions (11.7%) as hazardous effects of UV light. Sex and age had no effect on the responses to questions related to knowledge. One hundred nineteen (66.5%) subjects declared tendency to protection against sun, 50 (27.9%) subjects used sun protective agents and 81(45.3%) avoid exposure to sun at dangerous hours (10.00-16.00). CONCLUSION: Results of this study indicate that attitudes and behaviours of university students related to sun protection were not sufficient.

Keywords: Sun protection, sun protective agents, university students

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Üniversite öðrencilerinin güneþten korunma ile ilgili bilgi tutum ve davranýþlarý

Yeþim Kaymak¹, Ömer Faruk Tekbaþ², Iþýl Þimþek^3
1Gazi Üniversitesi Mediko Sosyal Saðlýk Merkezi, Ankara
²Gülhane Askeri Týp Akademisi Halk Saðlýðý Anabilim Dalý, Ankara
³Gazi Üniversitesi Mesleki Eðitim Fakültesi, Ankara, Türkiye

AMAÇ: Epidemiyolojik çalýþmalar, güneþ ýþýnlarýnýn kutanöz melanoma, diðer deri kanserleri ve birçok deri hastalýðýnýn geliþiminden sorumlu en önemli çevresel faktör olduðunu göstermektedir. Çalýþmamýzýn amacý, üniversite öðrencilerinin güneþten korunma ve güneþ koruyucular hakkýnda bilgi, tutum ve davranýþlarýnýn belirlenmesidir.
GEREÇ-YÖNTEM: Çalýþmamýza 62’si erkek, 117’si kadýn olmak üzere toplam 179 üniversite öðrencisi alýnmýþtýr. Katýlýmcýlarýn literatür ve uzman görüþlerinden yararlanýlarak hazýrlanan, çoktan seçmeli ve boþluk doldurmalý sorulardan oluþan anket formlarýný yanýtlamalarý istenmiþtir. BULGULAR: Ultraviyolenin (UV) etkileri ile ilgili en çok bilgi edinilen kaynaklar sýrasýyla TV/internet (%69.8), yazýlý basýn (%52.0), okul (%34.1), aile (%24.6) ve arkadaþ (%22.9) olarak belirtilmiþtir. UV’nin yararlý etkilerinden en çok D vitamini sentezi (%82.7), en az görmeye katkýsý (%15.6) bilinmiþ olup, zararlý etkilerinden en çok güneþ lekelerine yol açmasý (%84.9), en az bazý allerjik olaylara yol açmasý (%11.7) doðru iþaretlenmiþtir. Bilgi içeren sorularýn yanýtlanmasýnda cinsiyet ve yaþ gruplarýnýn etkisinin olmadýðý saptanmýþtýr. Güneþten korunmaya özen gösteren 119 (%66.5) kiþi olup, güneþten koruyucu krem kullanan 50 (%27.9), tehlikeli saatlerde (10.00-16.00) güneþe çýkmayan 81 (%45.3) kiþi olarak belirlenmiþtir. SONUÇ: Bu sonuçlar üniversite öðrencilerinin güneþten korunmaya yönelik tutum ve davranýþlarýnýn yetersiz olduðunu düþündürmüþtür.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Güneþten korunma, güneþ koruyucular, üniversite öðrencileri

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