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Table 8 Use of sun protection measures pre- and post- intervention

From: Sun protection education for adolescents: a feasibility study of a wait-list controlled trial of an intervention involving a presentation, action planning, and SMS messages and using objective measurement of sun exposure

Sun protection

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention

n

%

n

%

Wore sunscreen sometimes/often

186

(75%)

170

(69%)

Shirt with sleeves sometime/often

144

(58%)

140

(57%)

Stayed in shade sometimes/often

135

(55%)

127

(51%)

Wore sunglasses sometimes/often

151

(61%)

141

(57%)