Abstract
Hispanics are generally diagnosed at more advanced stages of melanoma than non-Hispanic Whites, leading to lower survival rates. As skin cancer incidence is attributable to lifetime exposure to ultraviolet light, encouraging the performance of sun safety behaviors in childhood is an important strategy to address this divide. Problematically, we know little about the barriers to sun safety among Hispanic youth, especially among the Hispanics living in South Florida. To address this gap, we conducted focus groups among parents of Hispanic children aged 4–10 to understand the unique barriers to sun protection among this audience. Results revealed four categories of barriers: child-based barriers, external barriers, parental enactment barriers, and parental proper adherence barriers. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for future intervention research among this audience.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health |
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| State | Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2018 |
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Keywords
- Barriers
- Children
- Hispanic
- Melanoma
- Sun safety
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Barriers to Enacting Childhood Sun Safety Behavior : Findings from Focus Group Interviews Among Hispanic Parents in Miami. / Carcioppolo, Nick; Sanchez, Margaret; Ali, Khudejah; Nolan, Katherine; Hu, Shasa.
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T1 - Barriers to Enacting Childhood Sun Safety Behavior
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AU - Carcioppolo, Nick
AU - Sanchez, Margaret
AU - Ali, Khudejah
AU - Nolan, Katherine
AU - Hu, Shasa
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Hispanics are generally diagnosed at more advanced stages of melanoma than non-Hispanic Whites, leading to lower survival rates. As skin cancer incidence is attributable to lifetime exposure to ultraviolet light, encouraging the performance of sun safety behaviors in childhood is an important strategy to address this divide. Problematically, we know little about the barriers to sun safety among Hispanic youth, especially among the Hispanics living in South Florida. To address this gap, we conducted focus groups among parents of Hispanic children aged 4–10 to understand the unique barriers to sun protection among this audience. Results revealed four categories of barriers: child-based barriers, external barriers, parental enactment barriers, and parental proper adherence barriers. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for future intervention research among this audience.
AB - Hispanics are generally diagnosed at more advanced stages of melanoma than non-Hispanic Whites, leading to lower survival rates. As skin cancer incidence is attributable to lifetime exposure to ultraviolet light, encouraging the performance of sun safety behaviors in childhood is an important strategy to address this divide. Problematically, we know little about the barriers to sun safety among Hispanic youth, especially among the Hispanics living in South Florida. To address this gap, we conducted focus groups among parents of Hispanic children aged 4–10 to understand the unique barriers to sun protection among this audience. Results revealed four categories of barriers: child-based barriers, external barriers, parental enactment barriers, and parental proper adherence barriers. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for future intervention research among this audience.
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