Table 2 Responses to follow-up questions on the post-study use of sun-related equipment used by mother and child during the intervention study (Gender was missing for two children in the follow-up survey group)
All children n = 88 | Males n = 39 | Female n = 47 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question and responses | n | % | n | % | n | % |
7. What did you think about using the sun protection equipment on your child: | ||||||
I liked it | 86 | 97.7 | 38 | 97.4 | 46 | 97.8 |
I didn’t like it | 2 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.1 |
I didn’t like the feeling of the sunscreen | 4 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 3 | 6.3 |
I was worried the sunscreen would hurt my child | 17 | 19.3 | 10 | 25.6 | 7 | 14.8 |
My friends or family thought I was crazy to put sun protection on my child | 9 | 10.2 | 2 | 5.1 | 7 | 14.8 |
I did not like the umbrella | 5 | 5.6 | 2 | 5.1 | 3 | 6.3 |
Othera | 34 | 38.6 | 16 | 41.0 | 18 | 38.2 |
8. Was it easy to use the sun protection equipment: | ||||||
No | 55 | 62.5 | 24 | 61.5 | 31 | 65.9 |
Yes | 29 | 32.9 | 15 | 38.4 | 14 | 29.7 |
Missing | 4 | 4.5 | 2 | 5.1 | 2 | 4.2 |
9. Did your child like wearing / using the sun protection equipment we provided to you? | ||||||
Yes | 5 | 5.6 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | 8.5 |
No | 78 | 88.6 | 38 | 97.4 | 40 | 85.1 |
Missing | 5 | 5.68 | 2 | 5.1 | 3 | 6.3 |
10. If your child didn’t like it, why not: | ||||||
My child didn’t want to wear any sun protection items | 7 | 8.9 | 2 | 5.1 | 5 | 10.6 |
My child didn’t like the hat | 18 | 23.0 | 8 | 20.5 | 10 | 21.2 |
My child didn’t like the sunscreen | 6 | 7.6 | 3 | 6.9 | 3 | 6.3 |
My child didn’t like the long sleeve top | 11 | 14.1 | 6 | 15.3 | 5 | 10.6 |