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Of these, 183 (39.0%) reported having a formal sun safety policy. Welsh medium schools (P = 0.036) and schools in North Wales (P = 0.008) were more likely to report having a policy. Schools with a higher percentage of pupils receiving free school meals (P = 0.046) and with lower attendance rates (P = 0.008) were less likely to report having a sun safety policy. The primary reasons for schools not having a policy included being \u2018not aware of the need\u2019 (34.6%); \u2018need assistance with policy or procedure development\u2019 (30.3%); and \u2018not got around to it just yet\u2019 (26.8%).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>With less than half of schools reporting a sun safety policy and variation in the presence\/absence of a policy by school characteristics, our survey revealed inconsistency in formal sun safety provision in Welsh schools. The findings also suggest that schools are unaware of the importance of sun safety and need support to develop and implement policies. This snapshot of the current situation in primary schools in Wales provides a basis upon which the comprehensiveness, effectiveness and implementation of sun safety policies can be further evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ced\/llad458","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,4]],"date-time":"2024-01-04T06:51:00Z","timestamp":1704351060000},"page":"566-572","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Are Welsh primary schools Sunproofed? 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