The objective of this cross-sectional questionnaire study was to assess\r\nassociations of a self-report index of sun protection habit strength with sunscreen use in\r\nsporting environments and outdoor physical activity. Participants (n = 234) in field hockey,\r\nsoccer, tennis and surf sports in Queensland, Australia, completed a self-administered\r\nsurvey on sun protection during organized sport, and during general outdoor physical\r\nactivity during 2005/2006. The sun protection habit strength index was dichotomized into\r\ntwo categories. Multinomial logistic regression analyses assessed the associations of low\r\nversus high sun protection habit strength with three categories of sunscreen use (no or rare use; inadequate use; and adequate use). Compared to participants with low sun protection\r\nhabit strength, those with high sun protection habit strength had significantly greater odds\r\nof any sunscreen use during organized sport and during general outdoor physical activity.\r\nThis association was strongest for adequate sunscreen use in both settings. In conclusion,\r\nthis study suggests that the measure of sun protection habit strength is a potentially useful\r\nassessment tool for future sun protection studies.
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