Using 2023 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey data, we estimated the prevalence of any sunburn and frequent sunburn (≥5 times in the past year) among US high school students and examined associations with demographic and behavioral characteristics. Overall, 54.7% of students reported any sunburn, and 22.9% of students with any sunburn reported frequent sunburn. After adjustment for sex, race and ethnicity, and grade, any sunburn prevalence differed by sex, race and ethnicity, body mass index, several substance use and activity measures, diet, and social media use; factors associated with frequent sunburn partially overlapped but also differed. Persistently high adolescent sunburn prevalence supports continued youth skin cancer prevention efforts.
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