Table 1 Results of baseline questions on child’s usual time spent outside and usual use of sun protection for all children and by gender (Largest percentages in each comparison are noted in bold; Participants could select more than one response for questions 5 and 6)
All children n = 98 | Males n = 48 | Females n = 50 | |||||
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Section | Question and responses | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Child’s time spent outside | 1. Where does your child usually spend their time on weekdays: | ||||||
Mostly inside | 74 | 75.5 | 35 | 72.9 | 39 | 78.0 | |
Mostly outside | 23 | 23.5 | 13 | 27.1 | 10 | 20.1 | |
Missing | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | |
2. Where does your child spend most of their time on weekend days: | |||||||
Mostly inside | 66 | 67.4 | 26 | 54.2 | 40 | 80.0 | |
Mostly outside | 28 | 28.6 | 20 | 41.7 | 8 | 16.0 | |
Missing | 4 | 4.1 | 2 | 4.2 | 2 | 4.0 | |
3. If your child did spend time outdoors during daylight hours in the past week, was your child mostly in the shade or mostly out in the open in the sunshine: | |||||||
Shade | 91 | 92.9 | 43 | 89.6 | 48 | 96.0 | |
Open/sun | 6 | 6.1 | 5 | 10.4 | 1 | 2.0 | |
Missing | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | |
4. If your child did spend time outdoors during daylight hours in the past week, about how many hours does your child usually spend in the sunshine each day: | |||||||
Less than 1 h | 71 | 72.5 | 36 | 75.0 | 35 | 70.0 | |
About 1 h | 14 | 14.3 | 5 | 10.4 | 9 | 18.0 | |
About 2 h | 7 | 7.1 | 4 | 8.3 | 3 | 6.0 | |
About 3 h | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | |
More than 3 h | 3 | 3.1 | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Missing | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.0 | |
Use of sun protection | 5. If your child did spend time outdoors during daylight hours in the past week, did your child usually use the following to protect their body from the sun: | ||||||
Hat or cap | 52 | 53.0 | 25 | 52.1 | 27 | 54.0 | |
Sunscreen | 20 | 20.4 | 11 | 22.9 | 9 | 18.0 | |
Long-sleeved shirt | 13 | 13.3 | 7 | 14.6 | 6 | 12.0 | |
Long pants or trousers | 15 | 15.3 | 8 | 16.7 | 7 | 14.0 | |
Umbrella | 49 | 50.0 | 22 | 45.8 | 27 | 54.0 | |
6. If you did apply sunscreen to your child’s body, which parts of the body was the sunscreen lotion applied: | |||||||
Face | 36 | 36.7 | 19 | 39.5 | 21 | 42.0 | |
Arms | 5 | 5.10 | 3 | 6.2 | 6 | 12.0 | |
Legs | 4 | 4.08 | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 10.0 | |
Hands | 1 | 1.02 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 6.0 | |
Back and shoulders | 5 | 5.10 | 5 | 10.4 | 6 | 12.0 | |
Did not apply sunscreen to any body parts | 51 | 52.0 | 25 | 52.0 | 28 | 56.0 | |