Cossio María Laura T, Giesen Laura F, Araya Gabriela, Pérez-Cotapos María Luisa S
Departamento de Dermatología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Rev Med Chil. 2012 Feb;140(2):198-206. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872012000200008.
The use of tattoos and piercings has increased, especially among adolescents in the last decades.
To evaluate the prevalence of these behaviors in adolescents and their association with risk behaviors such as alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use and sexual promiscuity.
An anonymous and confidential survey about tattooing and piercings was applied to randomly selected high school teenagers, attending municipal, private-subsidized and private schools, in four sectors of Santiago (north-east, south-east, north-west, south-west).
The surveys were answered by 1329 participants with a mean age of 15 years (62% women) from 9 schools in Santiago. The prevalence of tattoos was 1.7% (confidence intervals (CI) 1.1% to 2.5%). The figure for piercings was 30.6% (CI 28.2 to 33.1%). A higher prevalence of tattooing and piercings was observed in groups with a history of psychiatric disorders, criminal records, alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug consumption and initiation of sexual activity (p < 0,001).
This study confirms that tattoos and piercings are indicators of adolescent risk behaviors.
在过去几十年中，纹身和穿孔的使用有所增加，尤其是在青少年中。
评估这些行为在青少年中的流行程度及其与诸如饮酒、吸烟、使用非法药物和性乱交等风险行为的关联。
对圣地亚哥四个区域（东北、东南、西北、西南）的市立、私立补贴和私立学校中随机抽取的高中生进行了一项关于纹身和穿孔的匿名保密调查。
来自圣地亚哥9所学校的1329名参与者（平均年龄15岁，62%为女性）回答了调查问卷。纹身的流行率为1.7%（置信区间（CI）1.1%至2.5%）。穿孔的比例为30.6%（CI 28.2至33.1%）。在有精神疾病史、犯罪记录、饮酒、吸烟、使用非法药物以及开始性行为的群体中，纹身和穿孔的流行率更高（p<0.001）。
本研究证实纹身和穿孔是青少年风险行为的指标。
