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Table 3 Product descriptions on commercial SPF preparations used by pupils

From: Lack of adequate sun protection for children with oculocutaneous albinism in South Africa

SPF value

Number of pupils

With UVA + UVB protection

 

Female

Male

Female

Male

33

1

1

1

0

30 or 30+

6

10

4

6

25

0

1

0

1

15

1

1

0

0

10

1

1

1

1

5

0

1

0

1

TOTAL

9

15

6

9

  1. In total 24 pupils (26.7% of the group) used commercial sunscreens; 15 of these (62.5%) offered broad spectrum protection against UVA and UVB