Body art among minority high school athletes: prevalence, interest and satisfaction; parental knowledge and consent.
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.
Benjamins
Laura J
LJ
Adolescent Medicine and Joint Primary Care Fellowships, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. laura.j.benjamins@uth.tmc.edu
Risser
William L
WL
Cromwell
Polly F
PF
Feldmann
Jennifer
J
Bortot
Andrea T
AT
Eissa
Mona A
MA
Nguyen
Ann B
AB
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