Comparison of risk-taking behaviour and frequency of piercing and tattooing among university students

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dc.contributor.authorBalci, Serap
dc.contributor.authorSari, Emine
dc.contributor.authorMutlu, Birsen
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T19:01:31Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T19:01:31Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess the frequency of piercing and tattooing among university students and to determine the extent of risk-taking behaviour in this age group. Method: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at a university in Istanbul, Turkey, from December 2009 to February 2010. Data was obtained from students through a questionnaire. SPSS 20 was used for statistical analysis. Result: Of the 1303 subjects, 838(64.3%) were girls. The overall mean age of the sample was 21.7+/-1.9 years. A total of 107 (8.2%) had piercings and 56(4.3%) had tattoos. It was seen that young people who had piercings and tattoos were significantly more likely (p<0.05) to exhibit certain types of risk behaviour including smoking, alcohol, substance abuse, extreme sports, carrying switchblades/knives, unprotected sexuality and having multiple sex partners. Conclusion: In the face of the steadily increasing fads of piercing and tattooing among the youth, families, teachers and health professionals need to be constantly on the alert.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage592en_US
dc.identifier.issn0030-9982en_US
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid26060151en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage587en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/31956
dc.identifier.volume65en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000360441800002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectPiercingen_US
dc.subjectTattooingen_US
dc.subjectRisk behaviouren_US
dc.titleComparison of risk-taking behaviour and frequency of piercing and tattooing among university studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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