Indoor UV tanning operator opinion regarding youth access: An electronic survey - 24/08/11
Correspondence: Robert P. Dellavalle, MD, PhD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Box B-153, Denver, CO 80262.Denver, Colorado
Abstract |
Background |
Adolescents frequently use indoor tanning facilities, but little is known about tanning facility operator opinions regarding this use.
Objective |
To assess indoor tanning operator attitudes and stated practices regarding youth access.
Methods |
We electronically surveyed 89 indoor tanning facilities and 130 spas with active e-mail addresses.
Results |
The survey response rate was 21% for both indoor tanning facilities (19/89) and spas (27/130). Most tanning operators (92%) felt that a client can be too young to receive indoor tanning, and most felt that written parental permission should be required (80%). Most facilities required adult accompaniment (92%), and most operators had discouraged a customer from receiving indoor tanning based on age (77%). The reported age of the youngest patron receiving indoor tanning ranged from 5 to 21 years.
Conclusion |
Our sample of indoor tanning facility operators believed that minimum age and parental consent regulations for indoor tanning should be required.
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| Supported by National Institutes of Health grants CA92550 and T32 AR07411, the University of Colorado Cancer Center, and the Dermatoepidemiology Research Unit of the Department of Dermatology. Conflicts of interest: None identified. |
Vol 51 - N° 5
P. 814-816 - novembre 2004 Retour au numéro
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