Open AccessAssociation of Skin Cancer Risk and Protective Behaviors with Health Literacy Among Young Adults in the USA
Author(s) -
Carolyn J. Heckman,
Melissa V. Auerbach,
Susan Darlow,
Elizabeth A. Handorf,
Stephanie Raivitch,
Sharon L. Manne
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1532-7558
pISSN - 1070-5503
DOI - 10.1007/s12529-019-09788-1
Subject(s) - sunbathing , medicine , health literacy , skin cancer , sunburn , odds ratio , environmental health , confidence interval , demography , literacy , gerontology , cancer , psychology , dermatology , health care , pedagogy , sociology , economics , economic growth
The goal of this study was to investigate the association of health literacy with skin cancer risk and protective behaviors among young adults at moderate to high risk of skin cancer, the most common cancer.