Sunburn and sun protection in black skin.
Black People
/ statistics & numerical data
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Nigeria
/ epidemiology
Prevalence
Self Report
/ statistics & numerical data
Skin
/ drug effects
South Africa
/ epidemiology
Sunburn
/ epidemiology
Sunlight
/ adverse effects
Sunscreening Agents
/ administration & dosage
United Kingdom
/ epidemiology
Journal
International journal of dermatology
ISSN: 1365-4632
Titre abrégé: Int J Dermatol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0243704
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2019
Sep 2019
Historique:
received:
07
11
2018
revised:
29
11
2018
accepted:
17
01
2019
pubmed:
3
2
2019
medline:
15
2
2020
entrez:
3
2
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
People with black skin are much less susceptible to sunburn than white-skinned individuals, yet there are scarce data on self-reported incidence of sunburn and sun protection measures in people with deeply-pigmented skin. An on-line survey tool was used to collect self-assessed data about demographic variables, sunburn incidence, and use of sun protection modalities. Two-thirds of respondents with black skin living in the UK claimed never to have been sunburnt; a much higher proportion than those living in South Africa and Nigeria where 34 and 46%, respectively, reported never experiencing sunburn. Similar results were seen in the reported use of sun protection measures between the countries with two-thirds of black people living in the UK claiming they never used any form of sun protection compared with about one-third of Black Africans. Black people living in the UK were more likely to use sunscreen as a form of sun protection, whereas sunscreen was the least popular modality in the two African countries with shade being the most common form of limiting sun exposure. The findings provide some insight into the complexities of skin color perception, incidence of sunburn, and sun protection use among people with deeply-pigmented skin living in three countries with large differences in the solar UV environment.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
People with black skin are much less susceptible to sunburn than white-skinned individuals, yet there are scarce data on self-reported incidence of sunburn and sun protection measures in people with deeply-pigmented skin.
METHOD
METHODS
An on-line survey tool was used to collect self-assessed data about demographic variables, sunburn incidence, and use of sun protection modalities.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Two-thirds of respondents with black skin living in the UK claimed never to have been sunburnt; a much higher proportion than those living in South Africa and Nigeria where 34 and 46%, respectively, reported never experiencing sunburn. Similar results were seen in the reported use of sun protection measures between the countries with two-thirds of black people living in the UK claiming they never used any form of sun protection compared with about one-third of Black Africans. Black people living in the UK were more likely to use sunscreen as a form of sun protection, whereas sunscreen was the least popular modality in the two African countries with shade being the most common form of limiting sun exposure.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The findings provide some insight into the complexities of skin color perception, incidence of sunburn, and sun protection use among people with deeply-pigmented skin living in three countries with large differences in the solar UV environment.
Substances chimiques
Sunscreening Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1053-1055Informations de copyright
© 2019 The International Society of Dermatology.