Demographics of Skin Cancer Knowledge Among Middle and High Schoolers in Texas
Introduction: Adolescents, an age group that can reduce sun exposure early, may benefit from school-based skin cancer education programs. Literature regarding the demographics of melanoma knowledge is sparse. Objectives: This study sought to evaluate melanoma knowledge among students in Texas vie...
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Introduction: Adolescents, an age group that can reduce sun exposure early, may benefit from school-based skin cancer education programs. Literature regarding the demographics of melanoma knowledge is sparse.
Objectives: This study sought to evaluate melanoma knowledge among students in Texas viewing John Wayne Cancer Foundation Block the Blaze (JWCFBTB) presentations and identify group differences with regard to sociodemographic factors.
Methods: Before JWCFBTB presentations delivered in Houston and Dallas by health professions students, a pre-presentation melanoma knowledge quiz was distributed. This survey was adapted from a 2000 study evaluating melanoma knowledge in middle and high schoolers in Houston and Dallas. Respondents were also asked to provide their gender, age, grade, race, parent education level, and whether they are first-generation American. ANOVA and Tukey tests were used to evaluate demographic group differences in scores. Logistic regression models determined predictors of answering selected true/false questions correctly.
Results: One-way ANOVA tests showed statistically significant group differences in pre-test scores for all demographic factors evaluated. Females, Whites/Caucasians, students whose parents hold graduate degrees, and older students had higher scores. Black students and non-first-generation Americans were more likely to answer selected commonly missed questions correctly.
Conclusions: Results from 2000 and 2020-2021 indicate older students from higher grade levels know more about melanoma, suggesting adolescents may benefit from earlier skin cancer education. Racial minorities and individuals of low socioeconomic status, who suffer from disparities in melanoma treatment and mortality, showed poorer melanoma knowledge. Targeting skin cancer education to disadvantaged schools may help remedy such gaps.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ae34d7215644bfa856e36340af48de82023-02-02T11:16:02ZengMattioli1885Dermatology Practical & Conceptual2160-93812023-01-0113110.5826/dpc.1301a14Demographics of Skin Cancer Knowledge Among Middle and High Schoolers in TexasDina Zamil0Shangyi Fu1Zahra Majd2Emily Powell3Jenna Zamil4Zeena Nawas5Ida Orengo6Baylor College of Medicine, School of Medicine, Houston, TX, USBaylor College of Medicine, School of Medicine, Houston, TX, USUniversity of Houston College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, Houston, TX, USIntegrated Dermatology of Ponchatoula, Los Angeles, CA, USUniversity of Houston, Honors Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Program, Houston, TX, USBaylor College of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Houston, TX, USBaylor College of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Houston, TX, US Introduction: Adolescents, an age group that can reduce sun exposure early, may benefit from school-based skin cancer education programs. Literature regarding the demographics of melanoma knowledge is sparse. Objectives: This study sought to evaluate melanoma knowledge among students in Texas viewing John Wayne Cancer Foundation Block the Blaze (JWCFBTB) presentations and identify group differences with regard to sociodemographic factors. Methods: Before JWCFBTB presentations delivered in Houston and Dallas by health professions students, a pre-presentation melanoma knowledge quiz was distributed. This survey was adapted from a 2000 study evaluating melanoma knowledge in middle and high schoolers in Houston and Dallas. Respondents were also asked to provide their gender, age, grade, race, parent education level, and whether they are first-generation American. ANOVA and Tukey tests were used to evaluate demographic group differences in scores. Logistic regression models determined predictors of answering selected true/false questions correctly. Results: One-way ANOVA tests showed statistically significant group differences in pre-test scores for all demographic factors evaluated. Females, Whites/Caucasians, students whose parents hold graduate degrees, and older students had higher scores. Black students and non-first-generation Americans were more likely to answer selected commonly missed questions correctly. Conclusions: Results from 2000 and 2020-2021 indicate older students from higher grade levels know more about melanoma, suggesting adolescents may benefit from earlier skin cancer education. Racial minorities and individuals of low socioeconomic status, who suffer from disparities in melanoma treatment and mortality, showed poorer melanoma knowledge. Targeting skin cancer education to disadvantaged schools may help remedy such gaps. https://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/2383melanomaeducationadolescentsknowledgedemographics |
| spellingShingle | Dina Zamil Shangyi Fu Zahra Majd Emily Powell Jenna Zamil Zeena Nawas Ida Orengo Demographics of Skin Cancer Knowledge Among Middle and High Schoolers in Texas Dermatology Practical & Conceptual melanoma education adolescents knowledge demographics |
| title | Demographics of Skin Cancer Knowledge Among Middle and High Schoolers in Texas |
| title_full | Demographics of Skin Cancer Knowledge Among Middle and High Schoolers in Texas |
| title_fullStr | Demographics of Skin Cancer Knowledge Among Middle and High Schoolers in Texas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Demographics of Skin Cancer Knowledge Among Middle and High Schoolers in Texas |
| title_short | Demographics of Skin Cancer Knowledge Among Middle and High Schoolers in Texas |
| title_sort | demographics of skin cancer knowledge among middle and high schoolers in texas |
| topic | melanoma education adolescents knowledge demographics |
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