title: Tattooing and body piercing as lifestyle indicator of risk behaviors in Brazilian adolescents.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiás, Brasil.
authors.forename: Michele Dias da S
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Marcos A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: Regina M B
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Sheila Araujo
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Teles
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D046288:Body Piercing; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008019:Life Style; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013653:Tattooing