Health conditions and evaluation of biosafety procedures adopted in tattoo studies
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Risk Management; Health Surveillance; Safety Management; Risk Factors; Health RiskAbstract
Introduction: The tattoo procedure offers biological risk to professionals and clients. Objective: To describe the hygienic and sanitary conditions, as well as to analyze the adoption of procedures for the management of biosafety risks by professional tattoo artists who work in tattoo studios in a municipality located in the Northwestern Region of the State of Ceará, Brazil. Method: Qualitative, descriptive and transversal study, carried out in five tattoo studios through the application of a checklist based on the Technical Standard for the operation of tattoo and piercing services by the Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (2009). Results: The main negative points allude to the functioning of clandestine studios, poor registration of personal data of customers and inadequate collection of infectious waste. On the other hand, the main positive points achieved in this study are related to the proper sharps waste, the existence of a reserved and adequate place for the tattoo procedure, including a sink for washing hands close to the procedure site. The research also showed that professional tattoo artists have appropriate materials and equipment for their respective practices, but perform biosafety procedures incorrectly, which predispose professionals and clients to biological risk factors. Conclusions: The tattoo studios analyzed have poor compliance with health surveillance norms, which are insufficient to guarantee the promotion and maintenance of safety for the health of everyone involved in body aesthetic procedures such as tattoos.
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