Varying sun protection of young children by migrant and Australian‐born mothers
Abstract Objective: To compare sun protection by Australian‐born and migrant mothers of three‐year‐old children. Methods: Australian‐born and migrant mothers taking part in the Environments for Healthy Living prospective birth‐cohort study were asked standard questions about their child's sun p...
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| author | Fay Scheltinga Rania Shibl Adele C. Green Shu‐Kay Ng Paul A. Scuffham Cate M. Cameron |
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| description | Abstract Objective: To compare sun protection by Australian‐born and migrant mothers of three‐year‐old children. Methods: Australian‐born and migrant mothers taking part in the Environments for Healthy Living prospective birth‐cohort study were asked standard questions about their child's sun protection. Children were given a skin cancer susceptibility score based on grandparents' ethnic origin. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) to measure the association of sun protection of children according to mothers' migrant status adjusted for socio‐demographic characteristics. Results: A total of 613 Australian‐born and 224 migrant mothers of three‐year‐old children were studied. Mothers who had migrated less than four years ago were more likely to allow their three‐year‐old to spend more than two hours outdoors between 10 am and 3 pm compared to Australian‐born mothers (OR=2.80, 95%CI 1.20–6.57). Mothers from high latitude countries (>45 degrees) were more likely to apply sunscreen to their child than those from lower latitude countries (OR=3.15, 95%CI 1.03–9.61). Conclusions and implications: Strategies should aim to increase general awareness about the need for sun protection of young children, and recent migrants should be alerted to the harms of excessive sun exposure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c460a3dca7c742a88ab4d20573d7fe652023-09-03T04:07:17ZengElsevierAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health1326-02001753-64052014-12-0138651351710.1111/1753-6405.12272Varying sun protection of young children by migrant and Australian‐born mothersFay Scheltinga0Rania Shibl1Adele C. Green2Shu‐Kay Ng3Paul A. Scuffham4Cate M. Cameron5Athena Institute Free University of Amsterdam The NetherlandsFaculty of Business, Queensland University of TechnologyQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, QueenslandCentre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation, School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, QueenslandCentre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation, School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, QueenslandCentre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation, School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, QueenslandAbstract Objective: To compare sun protection by Australian‐born and migrant mothers of three‐year‐old children. Methods: Australian‐born and migrant mothers taking part in the Environments for Healthy Living prospective birth‐cohort study were asked standard questions about their child's sun protection. Children were given a skin cancer susceptibility score based on grandparents' ethnic origin. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) to measure the association of sun protection of children according to mothers' migrant status adjusted for socio‐demographic characteristics. Results: A total of 613 Australian‐born and 224 migrant mothers of three‐year‐old children were studied. Mothers who had migrated less than four years ago were more likely to allow their three‐year‐old to spend more than two hours outdoors between 10 am and 3 pm compared to Australian‐born mothers (OR=2.80, 95%CI 1.20–6.57). Mothers from high latitude countries (>45 degrees) were more likely to apply sunscreen to their child than those from lower latitude countries (OR=3.15, 95%CI 1.03–9.61). Conclusions and implications: Strategies should aim to increase general awareness about the need for sun protection of young children, and recent migrants should be alerted to the harms of excessive sun exposure.https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12272migrant motherssun protection behaviouryoung children |
| spellingShingle | Fay Scheltinga Rania Shibl Adele C. Green Shu‐Kay Ng Paul A. Scuffham Cate M. Cameron Varying sun protection of young children by migrant and Australian‐born mothers Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health migrant mothers sun protection behaviour young children |
| title | Varying sun protection of young children by migrant and Australian‐born mothers |
| title_full | Varying sun protection of young children by migrant and Australian‐born mothers |
| title_fullStr | Varying sun protection of young children by migrant and Australian‐born mothers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Varying sun protection of young children by migrant and Australian‐born mothers |
| title_short | Varying sun protection of young children by migrant and Australian‐born mothers |
| title_sort | varying sun protection of young children by migrant and australian born mothers |
| topic | migrant mothers sun protection behaviour young children |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12272 |
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