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Trends in Tanning Bed Use, Motivation, and Risk Awareness in Germany: Findings from Four Waves of the National Cancer Aid Monitoring (NCAM)
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Abstract Indoor tanning is an important risk factor for the development of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. With our nationally representative monitoring, we aimed at describing tanning bed use, user characteristics, reasons for use, and risk awareness over time. In the framework of the National Cancer... mehr
Indoor tanning is an important risk factor for the development of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. With our nationally representative monitoring, we aimed at describing tanning bed use, user characteristics, reasons for use, and risk awareness over time. In the framework of the National Cancer Aid Monitoring (NCAM), we collected representative data on 12,000 individuals aged 14 to 45 years in annual waves of n = 3,000 participants in Germany between 2015 and 2018. We used descriptive statistics and chi²-tests to uncover group differences. To compare data from the different waves, we calculated confidence intervals. The use of tanning beds decreased from 2015 (11.0%, 95%-CI: 9.9%-12.1%) to 2018 (8.8%, 95%-CI: 7.8%-9.8%). However, this decrease did not affect all subgroups. For instance, there was an (non-significant) increase in minors and the prevalence remained stable for individuals with immigrant background and males. Attractiveness was an important reason for tanning bed use in each wave. Over time, there was an increase in medical-related reasons for use. Furthermore, monitoring showed a decrease in risk awareness regarding tanning bed use and ultraviolet (UV) radiation. While it is a positive development that the overall use of tanning beds in Germany has decreased over time, the increasing use by minors despite the legal ban is alarming. Due to the declining risk awareness it is necessary to implement prevention and education campaigns specifically targeted at this group.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Krebs; Hautkrankheit; Krankheit
Klassifikation
Medizin, Sozialmedizin
Freie Schlagwörter
tanning bed use; artificial tanning; skin cancer; melanoma; indoor tanning
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2019
Seitenangabe
S. 1-11
Zeitschriftentitel
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (2019) 20
Heftthema
Melanoma Epidemiology: Analytical Studies, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Addressing Environmental Risk Factors and Preventive Measures
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203913
ISSN
1660-4601
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)