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Kite-surfers’ sun risk in the tropics

Author(s) -

Marion Villard,

Julie Bonini,

Anne Criquet-Hayot,

É. Baubion,

Christian Derancourt

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taw079

Subject(s) - sunburn , medicine , martinique , tropics , kite , west indies , dermatology , ethnology , geometry , mathematics , fishery , biology , history

A preliminary inquiry, conducted on Martinique Island, sought to determine kite-surfers' sun-protection knowledge and behaviours. Results revealed good levels of knowledge and behaviours, but very frequent sunburns (74% had at least one sunburn during the last 6 months), with particularly severe sunburns exclusively among vacationers. These results argue for the double need to focus sunburn-prevention programs on vacationers and technically adapt sun-protection means to a tropical maritime environment.

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