%0 Journal Article
%T Socio-Demographic and Professional Characterization of a Representative  Sample of Portuguese Tattoo Artists
%A Sandra M¨®nica da Silva Santos
%J Open Journal of Safety Science and Technology
%P 51-64
%@ 2162-6006
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojsst.2022.123005
%X <strong>Goals</strong><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">:</span></b></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Over time, </span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">t</span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">attooing has been better accepted and is now more prevalent. Consequently, the number of establishments and professionals increased. <b>Methodology</b></span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">:</span></b></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">This is an Exploratory/Observational/Analytical/</span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Cross-sectional</span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">&nbsp;s</span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">tudy. An online voluntary questionnaire was prepared on the Google Forms tool and made available between April</span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">2020/March</span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">2021, with single/multiple choice/short answer questions. Responses from individuals who practiced Tattooing in Portugal and who mastered the Portuguese language were considered. For the statistical analysis, non-parametric tests were predominantly used.</span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">The research project was approved by a</span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">n</span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">&nbsp;Ethics Committee and informed consent was obtained.</span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span><span style=\"white-space:normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Results and
%K Tattoo Artist
%K Occupational Health
%K Safety at Work
%K Worker¡¯s Health
%K Occupational Health Services
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=119678