Piercing and tatoos: perceptionof risk for diseases with these practices in adolescents

BACA C, GUBER R, PEREZ G, ZELARAYAN A, LORENZO PISARELLO M, SANDOVAL A, OLDANO A, BENEGAS A, SANCHEZ REYNOSO V, COSTLLA M, MORENO Y, SANDOVAL A, SORIA A, SANDOVAL N, CASTILLO S, ELÍAS A, ARIAS N

BIOCELL

INST HISTOL EMBRIOL-CONICET

Año: 2012

0327-9545

The aim of this work was to investigate the secondary population (PS) ofSMTucumán, about they know and their perception of the risk of these practices. Made a survey ad-hoc to 959 students from 6 high schools (age 16.1+ 2.0 years). 62% agreed with the use of Piercing(P) and 52% withTattoos (T), 55 % perceived that there is discrimination against those who use P and / or T, 91.8% not aware of legislation; 54.2% unknown comorbidities, 60% associated with the use of P and / or T to fashion; 73.6%want to use Pand / or Tand 26.4% would not. 36% already had Pand / or T.Preferred sites for P were: mouth, lips, tongue (49%), umbilicus (31%), ear (10.2%), eyebrows(8.3%) and nose (1.5%) andT wrist, arm, leg, ankle and back. 50.4%did it in a shop, a friend26.8%, 11.3%fair, 11.5% themselves. A PS high percentage adheres  to use of Pand T without having sufficient knowledge of the risks of exposure. Considerrelevanteducate and make risk prevention of thesepractices in thePSand develop healthpromotion strategiesthat become the student community actors exercising their right to health.