Correlation between pubic hair grooming and STIs: results from a nationally representative probability sample
| Autor: | Osterberg, EC, Gaither, TW, Awad, MA, Truesdale, MD, Allen, I, Sutcliffe, S, Breyer, BN |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adult
Male Sexual Behavior Clinical Sciences Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hair Removal CLINICAL STI CARE Sampling Studies INFECTION Prevalence Body Image Humans Pubic Bone Prevention Hygiene United States Cross-Sectional Studies Sexual Partners Infectious Diseases Good Health and Well Being Medical Microbiology Public Health and Health Services Sexually Transmitted Infections Female Self Report Public Health Hair |
| Zdroj: | Sexually transmitted infections, vol 93, iss 3 Osterberg, EC; Gaither, TW; Awad, MA; Truesdale, MD; Allen, I; Sutcliffe, S; et al.(2017). Correlation between pubic hair grooming and STIs: results from a nationally representative probability sample. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 93(3), 162-166. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2016-052687. UC San Francisco: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0bq3f436 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveSTIs are the most common infections among adults. Concurrently, pubic hair grooming is prevalent. Small-scale studies have demonstrated a relationship between pubic hair grooming and STIs. We aim to examine this relationship in a large sample of men and women.DesignWe conducted a probability survey of US residents aged 18-65 years. The survey ascertained self-reported pubic hair grooming practices, sexual behaviours and STI history. We defined extreme grooming as removal of all pubic hair more than 11 times per year and high-frequency grooming as daily/weekly trimming. Cutaneous STIs included herpes, human papillomavirus, syphilis and molluscum. Secretory STIs included gonorrhoea, chlamydia and HIV. We analysed lice separately.ResultsOf 7580 respondents who completed the survey, 74% reported grooming their pubic hair, 66% of men and 84% of women. After adjusting for age and lifetime sexual partners, ever having groomed was positively associated with a history of self-reported STIs (OR 1.8; 95% CI 1.4 to 2.2), including cutaneous STIs (OR 2.6; CI 1.8 to 3.7), secretory STIs (OR 1.7; CI 1.3 to 2.2) and lice (OR 1.9; CI 1.3 to 2.9). These positive associations were stronger for extreme groomers (OR 4.4; CI 2.9 to 6.8) and high-frequency groomers (OR 3.5; CI 2.3 to 5.4) with cutaneous STIs, and for non-extreme groomers (OR 2.0; CI 1.3 to 3.0) and low-frequency groomers (OR 2.0; CI 1.3 to 3.1) with lice.ConclusionsAmong a representative sample of US residents, pubic hair grooming was positively related to self-reported STI history. Further research is warranted to gain insight into STI risk-reduction strategies. |
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