Evaluating the Knowledge, Attitude and Function of Isfahan High-School Students to Protect against Skin Cancer and Sun Rays
| Title: | Evaluating the Knowledge, Attitude and Function of Isfahan High-School Students to Protect against Skin Cancer and Sun Rays |
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| Authors: | Maryam Tabatabayian, Mohammad Ali Nilforoushzadeh, Seyed Mohsen Hoseini, Zahra Ravankhah, Sanaz Rashidi, Elaheh Haftbaradaran |
| Source: | مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, Vol 31, Iss 269, Pp 2264-2270 (2014) |
| Publisher Information: | Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2014. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Medicine (General) |
| Subject Terms: | Skin cancer, Sun exposure, Protection, Students, Isfahan, Iran, Medicine, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| More Details: | Background: Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Iran and Isfahan. Behaviors taken to prevent skin cancer, especially in childhood and adolescence, have an effective role in prevention of skin cancer in the future. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude andfunction of high school students in Isfahan Province. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in 2012 over 1139 high school students in Isfahan Province. Data collected using a valid and reliable researcher-made questionnaires. Cluster random sampling method was used and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings: Overall, subjects had good knowledge (52.9%), poor attitude (28.3%) and poor function (27.5%) about skin cancer and protection against the sun rays. Conclusions: Conducting an intervention based on protection motivation theory to improve students' attitudes and behaviors is recommended to prevent skin cancer. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | Persian |
| ISSN: | 1027-7595 1735-854X |
| Relation: | http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/3335; https://doaj.org/toc/1027-7595; https://doaj.org/toc/1735-854X |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/174c0ecb69b943318b9bf1a1b65e4ca4 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.174c0ecb69b943318b9bf1a1b65e4ca4 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 10277595 1735854X |
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| Published in: | مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان |
| Language: | Persian |