Table 2 Number (%) of high school and university students who knew possible health risks of body art practices
|  | HIGH SCHOOLS n.: 9,322 | UNIVERSITIES n.: 3,610 | χ2statistic | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Infectious diseases (%) | 7,404 (79.4) | 3,148 (87.2) | 104.3 | < 0.0000001 |
Hepatitis and HIV (%) | 259 (3.5) | 472 (14.9) | 450.9 | < 0.0000001 |
Non-infectious diseases (%) | 4,292 (46) | 2,134 (59.1) | 510.3 | < 0.0000001 |
Allergies, bleeding, and cysts (%) | 86 (2) | 64 (2.9) | 5765 | 0.016 |