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

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 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.

Methods

6 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).

Results

Among 4,277 available students (aged 14-22 years), boy

SUBMITTER: Cegolon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2838811 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature