Professional Skippers' Sun‐Protection Knowledge and Behavior in the Tropics

A preliminary inquiry, conducted on Martinique Island, sought to determine professional skippers' sun‐protection knowledge and behavior. Fifty‐two skippers (mean age: 41 years) completed a questionnaire; 39 (75 %) had a simple sunburn over the last 6 months and 3 (6%) severe sunburn; 54 (64%) declared achieving sun protection by wearing clothes during >90% of the day. Only 17% had used sun protection >90% of the time.

Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Olivier Rodriguez, Véronique Bousser, Brigitte N'Goala, Anatole Doloir, Danièle Quist, Christian Derancourt Tags: BRIEF COMMUNICATION Source Type: research