Body Art among Minority High School Athletes: Prevalence, Interest and Satisfaction; Parental Knowledge and Consent

Benjamins, Laura J.; Risser, William L.; Cromwell, Polly F.; Feldmann, Jennifer; Bortot, Andrea T.; Eissa, Mona A.; Nguyen, A.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.06.012

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“…In terms of tattoos, many participants considered a tattoo on the back, upper arm, forearm, or the lower leg, whilst buttocks and thigh appeared to be less favored. In general, these results are consistent with previous work showing that nontattooed adults would consider a tattoo in the future (Armstrong & Murphy, 1997;Benjamins, et al, 2006;Swami & Furnham, 2007).…”

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“…Similarly, Makkai and McAllister (2001) reported a prevalence of 10% among Australians, whereas in a representative sample of Germans, and reported a prevalence rate of 8.5%, but 15% among young adults. Furthermore, surveys have indicated that many nontattooed young adults would consider being tattooed in the future (Armstrong & Murphy, 1997, 1998Benjamins, Risser, Cromwell, Feldmann, Bortot, Eissa, et al, 2006;Swami & Furnham, 2007).…”

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PREVALENCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS: A SURVEY OF YOUNG ADULTS FROM THE SOUTHERN GERMAN-SPEAKING AREA OF CENTRAL EUROPE¹

Stieger¹,

Pietschnig²,

KASTNER³

et al. 2010

Perceptual and Motor Skills

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The present study examined the prevalence and acceptance of body piercings and tattoos among a community sample from the southern Germanspeaking area of Central Europe. A total of 440 respondents completed information about their own body piercings and tattoos and reported whether they would be likely never to have piercings and tattoos in the future. Analyses indicated that 19.8 and 15.2% of respondents had piercings (excluding the earlobe) and tattoos, respectively. Women were more likely to have body piercings than men, but there were no sex differences in tattooing. There were also few sociodemographic differences in piercings and tattoos, and most participants reported being likely to consider body art in the future. These results are considered in relation to prevalence estimates of body art in other Western countries and the associated health risks.

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PREVALENCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS: A SURVEY OF YOUNG ADULTS FROM THE SOUTHERN GERMAN-SPEAKING AREA OF CENTRAL EUROPE¹

Stieger¹,

Pietschnig²,

KASTNER³

et al. 2010

Perceptual and Motor Skills

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“…A further strength is that our study focused on secondary school adolescents who have seldom been interviewed/questioned about body modifications [19,21,28,29] and might be a better target for health education programs on body art. Lastly, the present study is the first to investigate the health risks associated with both piercing and tattoo in this age band.…”

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“…Most of this literature pertains to undergraduate/college students, generally aged over 18 years, [11-15] risk-taking behaviour categories,[3,15-20] or particular sub-groups [21-24]. The perception of health risks from piercing and tattoo have been less frequently investigated [13,25-28].…”

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“…Few studies have focused solely on secondary school pupils [19,21,28,29]. Gold [26] described adolescents' attitudes and practices toward body piercing and their awareness of the associated health risks in a convenience sample of 225 participants, aged 12-21 years; however, tattooing was not included and these subjects were recruited from an urban adolescent clinic, so were not representative of the general population.…”

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Body piercing and tattoo: awareness of health related risks among 4,277 Italian secondary school adolescents

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BackgroundThe awareness of health risks associated with body art among secondary school pupils has never previously been studied in depth. A large sample of secondary school adolescents from the Veneto Region (North East Italy) were investigated in order to inform health education programs.Methods6 public secondary schools from each of the 7 Provinces of the Veneto Region were selected. All students attending the 1st, 3rd, and 5th school years were surveyed by an anonymous self administered questionnaire on their perception of health risks related to body art and other explanatory variables. Logistic regression analysis was employed, reporting adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) with 95% Confidence Interval (CI).ResultsAmong 4,277 available students (aged 14-22 years), boys were consistently: less knowledgeable of infectious diseases related to body art (OR = 0.78; CI: 0.66, 0.94), less likely to be aware of the hygienic norms to be observed in a body art parlour (OR = 0.54; 0.44, 0.65), less likely to refer to a certified body art parlour (OR = 0.56; 0.48, 0.66), less likely to refer to a professional health care provider for complications related to body art (OR = 0.71; 0.59, 0.86). Students attending the first school year (baseline) had a lesser knowledge of body art related infectious diseases, were less likely to refer to a certified body art parlour, and to know the mandatory hygienic rules to be observed when performing body modifications. Interviewees from the provinces of Rovigo and Vicenza were less likely to be conscious of the health risks associated with body modifications, and those with tattoos were less knowledgeable about the infection risk (OR = 0.60; 0.42, 0.86) and less likely to refer to a professional health care provider in case of medical complication (OR = 0.68;0.48, 0.95). Students with piercings were less likely to refer to a certified practitioner for receiving body art (OR = 0.62; 0.50, 0.77) or therapy for medical complications (OR = 0.37; 0.29, 0.46).ConclusionsHealth education programs should focus on males, pupils attending lower school years, living in specific Provinces of the Region, and with a positive attitude towards piercing or tattoo.

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Association of tattooing and hepatitis C virus infection: A multicenter case-control study

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Although injection drug use (IDU) and blood transfusions prior to 1992 are well-accepted risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, many studies that evaluated tattooing as a risk factor for HCV infection did not control for a history of IDU or transfusion prior to 1992. In this large, multicenter, case-control study, we analyzed demographic and HCV risk factor exposure history data from 3,871 patients, including 1,930 with chronic HCV infection (HCV RNA-positive) and 1,941 HCV-negative (HCV antibody-negative) controls. Crude and fully adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of tattoo exposure by multivariate logistic regression in HCV-infected versus controls were determined. As expected, IDU (65.9% versus 17.8%; P < 0.001), blood transfusion prior to 1992 (22.3% versus 11.1%; P < 0.001), and history of having one or more tattoos (OR, 3.81; 95% CI, 3.23-4.49; P < 0.001) were more common in HCV-infected patients than in control subjects. After excluding all patients with a history of ever injecting drugs and those who had a blood transfusion prior to 1992, a total of 1,886 subjects remained for analysis (465 HCV-positive patients and 1,421 controls). Among these individuals without traditional risk factors, HCV-positive patients remained significantly more likely to have a history of one or more tattoos after adjustment for age, sex, and race/ethnicity (OR, 5.17; 95% CI, 3.75-7.11; P < 0.001). Conclusion: Tattooing is associated with HCV infection, even among those without traditional HCV risk factors such as IDU and blood transfusion prior to 1992. (HEPATOLOGY 2013;57:2117-2123 As new and better medications for the treatment of HCV become available, [13][14][15] measures to increase detection rates and engagement in care are paramount. In the last decade, an expanding body of research has emerged, evaluating both traditional and nontraditional risk factors for HCV infection in an effort to increase the yield from costly yet potentially life-saving screening efforts. 7,[16][17][18][19] Most recently, the US Department of Health and Human Services issued an action plan for the prevention, care, and treatment of viral hepatitis, setting goals to increase the proportion of persons who are aware of their HCV infection from 45% to 66%, and to reduce the number of new cases of HCV infection by 25%. 20In contrast to the overwhelming evidence implicating IDU in HCV acquisition, the association between HCV transmission and other suspected risk factors such as tattooing is more controversial. Although some studies have demonstrated an association between tattoos and HCV infection, others have not.21 Prior studies that examined tattooing behavior and HCV

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Body Art among Minority High School Athletes: Prevalence, Interest and Satisfaction; Parental Knowledge and Consent

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PREVALENCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS: A SURVEY OF YOUNG ADULTS FROM THE SOUTHERN GERMAN-SPEAKING AREA OF CENTRAL EUROPE¹

PREVALENCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS: A SURVEY OF YOUNG ADULTS FROM THE SOUTHERN GERMAN-SPEAKING AREA OF CENTRAL EUROPE¹

Body piercing and tattoo: awareness of health related risks among 4,277 Italian secondary school adolescents

Association of tattooing and hepatitis C virus infection: A multicenter case-control study

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Body Art among Minority High School Athletes: Prevalence, Interest and Satisfaction; Parental Knowledge and Consent

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PREVALENCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS: A SURVEY OF YOUNG ADULTS FROM THE SOUTHERN GERMAN-SPEAKING AREA OF CENTRAL EUROPE1

PREVALENCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS: A SURVEY OF YOUNG ADULTS FROM THE SOUTHERN GERMAN-SPEAKING AREA OF CENTRAL EUROPE1

Body piercing and tattoo: awareness of health related risks among 4,277 Italian secondary school adolescents

Association of tattooing and hepatitis C virus infection: A multicenter case-control study

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PREVALENCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS: A SURVEY OF YOUNG ADULTS FROM THE SOUTHERN GERMAN-SPEAKING AREA OF CENTRAL EUROPE¹

PREVALENCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS: A SURVEY OF YOUNG ADULTS FROM THE SOUTHERN GERMAN-SPEAKING AREA OF CENTRAL EUROPE¹