251. Body art in 4,277 Italian secondary school adolescents: prevalence and associations with personal and family characteristics
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Cegolon, L., Mastrangelo, G., Mazzoleni, F., Majori, Silvia, Baldovin, T., Xodo, C., VAHP Working Group, Cegolon, Luca, Mastrangelo, Giuseppe, Mazzoleni, Francesco, Majori, Silvia, Baldovin, Tatjana, and Xodo, Carla
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tattoo ,Male ,family ,Adolescent ,Mothers ,Cohort Studies ,Fathers ,Young Adult ,Sex Factors ,Patient Education as Topic ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Prevalence ,Humans ,adolescents ,Body Piercing ,Family Characteristics ,body art ,piercing ,italy ,Schools ,Tattooing ,Age Factors ,Italy ,Patient Satisfaction ,Regression Analysis ,Female ,Attitude to Health - Abstract
Background and objectives: This study's purpose was to investigate, in a large cohort of adolescents, the prevalence and association of personal and family characteristics with having or considering body piercing or tattoo. Methods: We surveyed students from the Veneto Region of northeast Italy with a self-administered questionnaire that asked about body piercing and tattoo and about personal and family characteristics. Multinomial weighted regression analysis was used to generate adjusted relative risk ratios with 95% confidence interval (CI) for piercing and tattooing separately. Results: A total of 4,277 of 4,524 surveyed students completed and returned a usable questionnaire. For piercing, the prevalence was 20%. Girls, students with a less educated father, and those dissatisfied with their physical appearance were more likely to be interested in and to have undergone this procedure. For tattooing, the prevalence was 6%. Boys and students whose father was younger than 48 were more likely to have experienced tattooing. A strong association was found between having a piercing and having a tattoo. Fify-six percent of pierced students and 48% of tattooed students were underage (
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- 2010