Sunbed Use among 11- to 17-Year-Olds and Estimated Number of Commercial Sunbeds in England with Implications for a ‘Buy-Back’ Scheme
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- 11-year-old prevalence of 0.1% (0.0, 0.2%) and incidence of 0.2% (0.1, 0.3%);
- Multiplicative year-on-year increase in incidence between ages 11–17 of 33.3% (23, 43%);
- Female:male ratio of 2.11:1, from a published Irish sample of both adults and adolescents [15].
Cost of a ‘Buy-Back’ Scheme
3. Results
3.1. Sunbed Use Prevalence
3.2. Estimated Number of Commercial Sunbed Units in England
3.3. Cost of a ‘Buy-Back’ Scheme
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mean by Age Group | Overall | ||
---|---|---|---|
11–14-Year-Olds | 15–17-Year-Olds | 11–17-Year-Olds | |
Base case | 0.63% | 2.53% | 1.45% |
11-year-old prevalence (base 0.10%) | |||
0.00% | 0.53% | 2.43% | 1.35% |
0.20% | 0.73% | 2.63% | 1.55% |
11-year-old incidence (base 0.2%) | |||
0.10% | 0.37% | 1.31% | 0.77% |
0.30% | 0.90% | 3.74% | 2.12% |
Increase in incidence per year (base 33.3%) | |||
23% | 0.59% | 2.00% | 1.19% |
43% | 0.68% | 3.16% | 1.74% |
Type of Sunbed Provider | Number of Providers 1 | Units per Provider (Sensitivity Values) | Estimated no. of Sunbeds | Sensitivity Results Estimated no. of Sunbeds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Small sunbed shops | 146 | 6 (3, 8) | 876 | 438,1168 |
Large sunbed shops | 3 | 8 (7, 12) | 24 | 21,36 |
Total | Mean 6.04 (3.10, 6.12) | 900 | 462,1192 |
Location | Unit Cost of Sunbed (GBP 2020) | No. of Sunbeds | Unit Cost of Removal | No. of Premises | Total Cost of Buy-Back Scheme |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greater Manchester | 603 | 900 | GBP 40 * | 149 | GBP 548,660 |
1207 | GBP 1,092,260 | ||||
3017 | GBP 2,721,260 | ||||
England | 603 | 17,865 | GBP 40 * | 2958 | GBP 10,890,915 |
1207 | GBP 21,681,375 | ||||
3017 | GBP 54,017,025 |
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Gordon, L.G.; Hainsworth, R.; Eden, M.; Epton, T.; Lorigan, P.; Grant, M.; Green, A.C.; Payne, K. Sunbed Use among 11- to 17-Year-Olds and Estimated Number of Commercial Sunbeds in England with Implications for a ‘Buy-Back’ Scheme. Children 2021, 8, 393. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8050393
Gordon LG, Hainsworth R, Eden M, Epton T, Lorigan P, Grant M, Green AC, Payne K. Sunbed Use among 11- to 17-Year-Olds and Estimated Number of Commercial Sunbeds in England with Implications for a ‘Buy-Back’ Scheme. Children. 2021; 8(5):393. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8050393
Chicago/Turabian StyleGordon, Louisa G., Rob Hainsworth, Martin Eden, Tracy Epton, Paul Lorigan, Megan Grant, Adéle C. Green, and Katherine Payne. 2021. "Sunbed Use among 11- to 17-Year-Olds and Estimated Number of Commercial Sunbeds in England with Implications for a ‘Buy-Back’ Scheme" Children 8, no. 5: 393. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8050393
APA StyleGordon, L. G., Hainsworth, R., Eden, M., Epton, T., Lorigan, P., Grant, M., Green, A. C., & Payne, K. (2021). Sunbed Use among 11- to 17-Year-Olds and Estimated Number of Commercial Sunbeds in England with Implications for a ‘Buy-Back’ Scheme. Children, 8(5), 393. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8050393