Photoprotection practices, knowledge and sun-related skin damage in Spanish beach handball players.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outdoor sports are a risk activity for skin cancer, especially if adequate sun protection measures are not used. The aim of this study is to examine the photoprotection habits of outdoor (beach) handball players, and to determine the relation between duration of sports practice, photoprotection behaviour and sun-related damage to the skin.

Methods

This cross-sectional study is based on a health survey of sun exposure and protection habits and practices conducted among beach handball players in southern Spain. This survey provided data for a descriptive and comparative analysis, by groups and gender, of photoprotection and skin self-examination practices.

Results

Among the whole sample, 76.9% had suffered at least one sunburn event during the last year. By g

SUBMITTER: De Castro-Maqueda G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6587929 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature