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In all, 18% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009122) said February was the month when the temperature is hottest and 170 (25%) either mentioned the period <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">M<\/jats:styled-content>ay\u2013<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>ugust when <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UVR<\/jats:styled-content> is negligible in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">M<\/jats:styled-content>elbourne or had no idea, including saying \u2018all year round\u2019. There was no significant difference in this knowledge between different age groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>One\u2010quarter of participants did not understand that sunburn was related to high levels of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UVR<\/jats:styled-content>, which occur in summer. 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