The Knowledge of Pupils in the Second Grade of Primary School about Certain Ways of Decorating the Human Body and its Health Risks
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | 2nd Conference School and Health 21 |
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| Field | Other medical specializations |
| Keywords | tattooing; piercing; body decorating; questionnaire; pupils; school; opinions; risks; health damages |
| Description | An anonymous survey covering the opinions of 321 pupils from the 6th to 9th year was made in two selected schools (Brno, Kroměříž). The questionnaire contained 10 items aimed at knowledge, opinions and appearance of body decorations. The obtained data were statistically processed (ANOVA, x2). It was proved that the pupils care about their popularity among friends and their appearance; this attitude gets stronger with their growing age. The older pupils are attracted to people wearing a piercing (p < 0,01).With growing age also the number of pupils desiring piercing incerases; this trend is more significant in the city. One tenth in the group already has body piercing, three quarters of respondents are convinced of its health risks. The popularity of tattoos increases noticeably with the growing age of children (p<0.5), in a fifth in the group there is a tattooed member in their family, the acceptation of tattoos and the wish to have it on their body increases with age, especially in the city. Children regard tattooed person as interesting, original and attractive. The main health risks connected with tattooing and piercing are inflamed skin, scars, damage of artery and nerve system, sepsis, transmission of VH, AIDS, VHB with the hard injury to the liver, allergic reactions, malfunction of dentition and gum in the mouth, teasing of acupunctural dots with dislocation of organs function, long-lived pain and infection on the genitals, generally possible activation of tumorous growth. |
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