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Students Group- C
(Batch 2017-2021)
Bhatt Abhinav
Body art practices have emerged as common activities among youth, yet few studies have investigated awareness in different age groups of possible health complications associated with tattooing. The present study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding tattooing and it’s hazards among 100 adolescent students of nursing institute, Ahmedabad city, Gujarat state. The research design adopted for this study was Non experimental descriptive research design and Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used for data collection. A quantitative research approach was used in the study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding tattooing and it’s hazards. The study was conducted in different nursing institute of Ahmedabad city. Data collection tool consisted of semi structured knowledge questionnaire with multiple choice questions. Data was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that 43% of the samples had good knowledge, 51% had average knowledge, and 6% had poor knowledge. Mean score regarding knowledge of tattooing and it’s hazards was 10.36 and Mean score regarding attitude was 82.44. Among demographic variables Age in years, Gender, Religion, Course of study, Year of study, Monthly income of the family, Source of information regarding tattooing and Did you ever wanted to have a tattoo on your body? It was found that there was association between course of study and knowledge of student. Chi square value was 6.61 and calculated P value was 0.010 which was less than 0.05 which indicates that it was significant. There was also significant association between course of study and attitude of students. Chi square value was 9.317 and calculated P value was 0.00227 which was less than 0.05 which indicates that is was significant. After analysis the investigator developed and distributed an information booklet regarding tattooing and it’s hazards.
Keywords: Tattooing, Information Booklet