'My child did not like using sun protection': practices and perceptions of child sun protection among rural black African mothers

• Main Authors: Zamantimande Kunene (Author), Patricia N. Albers (Author), Robyn M. Lucas (Author), Cathy Banwell (Author), Angela Mathee (Author), Caradee Y. Wright (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Photodamage is partially mitigated by darker skin pigmentation, but immune suppression, photoaging and cataracts occur among individuals with all skin types. Methods To assess practices and acceptability to Black African mothers of sun protection equipment for their children livi...