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Table 1 Sunscreen Use and Skin Self Examination (SSE) intention at baseline by gender

From: Promoting sunscreen use and skin self-examination to improve early detection and prevent skin cancer: quasi-experimental trial of an adolescent psycho-educational intervention

  

Total

Male

Female

 

Intention

 

%

n

%

n

%

n

Sig.

Sunscreen Use

1 - Definitely will not

5.3

(33)

6.8

(23)

3.6

(10)

0.001**

2

11.0

(68)

14.2

(48)

7.1

(20)

 

3

25.2

(156)

26.8

(91)

23.2

(65)

 

4

27.6

(171)

26.8

(96)

28.6

(80)

 

5 – Definitely will

30.9

(191)

25.4

(86)

37.5

(105)

 p<0.001***

SSE

1 - Definitely will not

13.3

(83)

17

(58)

8.8

(25)

0.041*

2

29.5

(184)

29.3

(100)

29.7

(84)

 

3

41.8

(261)

38.4

(131)

45.9

(130)

 

4

10.7

(67)

10.9

(37)

10.6

(67)

 

5 – Definitely will

4.6

(29)

4.4

(15)

4.9

(14)

 

Have you spoken to anyone about skin cancer in the last month?

Yes

No

9.2

90.8

(57)

(563)

8.2

91.8

(28)

(312)

10.4

89.6

(29)

(251)

0.363

  1. Note: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001