title: Body art among minority high school athletes: prevalence, interest and satisfaction; parental knowledge and consent.
abstract: Of 997 minority high school students, 8.6% had tattoos and 8% piercings (excluding earlobes); 21% with tattoos and 59% with piercings would not repeat the experience. Fifty-eight percent with tattoos and 43% with piercings reported parental knowledge before the procedure; 75% and 80%, respectively, were asked for proof of parental consent.
authors.affiliation: Adolescent Medicine and Joint Primary Care Fellowships, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. laura.j.benjamins@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Laura J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Benjamins
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Risser
authors.forename: Polly F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Cromwell
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feldmann
authors.forename: Andrea T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Bortot
authors.forename: Mona A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eissa
authors.forename: Ann B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D033282:Parental Consent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013653:Tattooing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology