Perception by the Mexican Northern Society about the Tattooed Doctor
Keywords:
tattoos, healthcare, doctors, perceptionAbstract
Introduction: Tattoos were considered to be a taboo topic in healthcare population, although its acceptance is growing along with social changes.
Objective: To determine the perception about the tattooed doctor from the point of view of the society of Nuevo León, México, and predictive factors of negative thinking towards them.
Methods: A 26-item questionnaire was applied. It was requested to be of legal age, fill out and correct use of the survey and be from Nuevo León. An analysis was performed using binary logistic regression to determine predictors for opinion that doctors should not get tattoos.
Results: A total of 640 responses were obtained, 285 of those who answered (44.5%) belong to the male sex, the majority age group was that between 18-25 years, within the population directly related to medicine, 16.3% had tattoos, 38.9% do not have tattoos, but would like one, of the general sample, 14.2% had a tattoo, 27.8% did not have, but wanted one, it was found that 20.2% believed or definitely believed that doctors should not have visible tattoos, 51.9% of these believed that their own upbringing influenced their response.
Conclusions: The thought that the doctor should not have tattoos seems to be ingrained in a certain way, but it is shown that it is a thought that is not based on the opinion of the current general population, which seems to be good, face-to-face studies are necessary in the future.
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