TY - JOUR
T1 - Solaria use in Queensland, Australia
AU - Lawler, S.P.
AU - Kvaskoff, M.
AU - Disipio, T.
AU - Whiteman, D.
AU - Eakin, E.
AU - Aitken, J.
AU - Fritschi, Lin
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Objective: To describe the demographics of solarium users and the correlates of solarium use in Queensland.Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 9,419 Queensland residents was conducted via an anonymous computer-assisted telephone interview.Results: Overall, 8.8% of the respondents had ever used a solarium and less than 1% had used a solarium in the previous year. Results indicated that users were more likely to be female and younger than non-users, and less than half of the users signed a consent form, suggesting that they had not been made aware of the associated risks by operators.Conclusions: The Queensland Cancer Risk Study was one of the first population-based studies to address solarium use in this State and highlights that the use of solariums in Queensland is low in comparison to other countries.Implications: There is no regulation of compliance with guidelines. It may become necessary to make compliance with the guidelines mandatory to effectively communicate the associated risks.
AB - Objective: To describe the demographics of solarium users and the correlates of solarium use in Queensland.Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 9,419 Queensland residents was conducted via an anonymous computer-assisted telephone interview.Results: Overall, 8.8% of the respondents had ever used a solarium and less than 1% had used a solarium in the previous year. Results indicated that users were more likely to be female and younger than non-users, and less than half of the users signed a consent form, suggesting that they had not been made aware of the associated risks by operators.Conclusions: The Queensland Cancer Risk Study was one of the first population-based studies to address solarium use in this State and highlights that the use of solariums in Queensland is low in comparison to other countries.Implications: There is no regulation of compliance with guidelines. It may become necessary to make compliance with the guidelines mandatory to effectively communicate the associated risks.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33750367916
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2006.tb00468.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2006.tb00468.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1326-0200
VL - 30
SP - 479
EP - 482
JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
IS - 5
ER -
