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EXAMINATION OF SUN AWARENESS BEHAVIOR, KNOWLEDGE, AND
ATTITUDES BEFORE AND AFTER A SUN AWARENESS PROGRAM IN 4TH
TO 8TH GRADE STUDENTS
by
Venessa Tavares
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF SCIENCE
(BIOSTATISTICS)
August 2007
Copyright 2007 Venessa Tavares
Object Description
| Title | Examination of sun awareness behavior, knowledge, and attitudes before and after a sun awareness program in 4th to 8th grade students |
| Author | Tavares, Venessa |
| Author email | vtavares@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Biostatistics |
| School | Keck School of Medicine |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-05-31 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-05-31 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Myles Cockburn |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Richardson, Jean L. Reynolds, Kim D. [illegible] |
| Abstract | Sun exposure is a potential risk factor for skin cancer and melanoma. Since most sun exposure during one's lifetime occurs during childhood, sun protection at a young age may be an effective method of primary prevention. It remains unclear how to effectively instill sun protective behaviors in children. -- In this study, a sun awareness intervention program was conducted to see if there were significant changes in sun awareness before and after the intervention. Based on a study of 143 subjects, this thesis examines sun awareness behavior, knowledge, and attitudes before and after the sun awareness program. -- Results show that sun awareness knowledge increased after the intervention, but smaller changes were observed for attitudes towards sun protection and sun protective behaviors. This indicates that our intervention program increased children's awareness of skin cancer, but it didn't appear to impact their behavior, and therefore may not reduce their risk of skin cancer. |
| Keyword | melanoma; intervention |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m501 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Tavares, Venessa |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Tavares-20070531 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Tavares-20070531.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | EXAMINATION OF SUN AWARENESS BEHAVIOR, KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDES BEFORE AND AFTER A SUN AWARENESS PROGRAM IN 4TH TO 8TH GRADE STUDENTS by Venessa Tavares A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF SCIENCE (BIOSTATISTICS) August 2007 Copyright 2007 Venessa Tavares |
