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Tattooing and body piercing as lifestyle indicator of risk behaviors in Brazilian adolescents

Author(s) -

Michele Dias da Silva Oliveira,

Marcos Almeida Matos,

Regina Maria Bringel Martins,

Sheila Araújo Teles

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

european journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825

H-Index - 111

eISSN - 1573-7284

pISSN - 0393-2990

DOI - 10.1007/s10654-006-9028-7

Subject(s) - medicine , body piercing , alcohol consumption , environmental health , epidemiology , public health , injury prevention , poison control , alcohol , surgery , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry

Tattooing and body piercing may be visible markers to identify adolescents whose lifestyle may put them at a higher risk for morbidity and mortality. In 664 Brazilian adolescents we found 8.4% of body modifications. Further, sexual experience, illicit drug, alcohol consumption, and anti-HBc positivity were independently associated with them. These data suggest the potential risk of tattooing/body piercing in our youths.

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