Survey of Body Art Knowledge and Practices Among Saudi Youth

Saudi Arabia is the geographic scope of this cross-sectional study of 1,472 young adults who have undergone body piercing or tattooing. The dataset likely contains survey responses on awareness, attitudes, practices, and perceived health risks related to body art. It was authored by Hend M. Al-Atif and last updated on 2026-06-04.

Use Cases

• Analyze awareness gaps between infectious and non-infectious health risks based on the described participant knowledge levels.
• Study demographic associations with body art practices based on the mentioned significant links between age, gender, and perceptions.
• Assess regional safety concerns based on the described prevalence of doubts about hygiene standards.
• Model interest in future body art based on the described low interest among those without prior experience.

Strengths

• Sample size of 1,472 participants, calculated to account for non-response.
• National coverage across all regions of Saudi Arabia.
• Specific statistical results are reported, such as 77.31% awareness of health risks and 83.69% prevalence of ear piercings.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The online sampling method means findings may not generalize to rural populations, as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Online self-administered questionnaire distributed to young adults in Saudi Arabia who have undergone body piercing and/or tattooing.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 04:27:38; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saudi Arabia