Objectives:This study aimed to investigate the association between pubic and external genitalia hair removal by laser devices and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Materials and Methods:In this study, a total of 809 women were examined. To this end, 250 women with HPV-positive and 500 ones with HPV-negative/normal cytology were assigned to two groups. Then these women were demographically matched, and the two groups were compared regarding the prevalence of laser device usage for external genital hair removal. Finally, the statistical analysis was performed using unpaired student t-test and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Results:The prevalence of laser hair removal were 59% and 25% in HPV-positive and HPV-negative/regular cytology groups, respectively. It was found that the history of laser hair removal was positively associated with positive HPV results (OR: 4.353, CI: 95%, 3.157 to 5.989). Conclusions:Laser hair removal was positively associated with positive HPV transmission. However, it was recommended that further studies with greater sample sizes should be carried out to determine if the pubic hair removal by laser devices increased the HPV transmission risk. |
FAQs
International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences. Our publication operates under a Gold Open Access model. Upon acceptance, the journal imposes article-processing charges (APCs) ranging from 300 to 800 (USD) for accepted articles.
Is the International journal of Women's health peer-reviewed? ›
The International Journal of Women's Health is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that focuses on all aspects of women's healthcare.
Is Reproductive Health journal peer-reviewed? ›
Reproductive Health operates an open peer-review system, where the reviewers' names are included on the peer review reports for authors. In addition, if the article is published, the named reviewer reports are published online alongside the article under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.
What is the abbreviation for the International journal of Women's health and Reproduction Sciences? ›
International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences (IJWHR) only considers the materials submitted in electronic form via the journal's online submission portal.
How much does it cost to submit a journal of women's health? ›
There is no charge for submitting a manuscript. The standard article processing charge (APC) is $2,000 USD.
How much does it cost to publish a paper in international journal? ›
How much does it cost to publish a research paper in India ? Normal International journals cost 1000 to 2500 Rs, as per indexing journal charges get increases to 10,000Rs to 25,000 Rs. Although some journals are free but publishing a paper for beginners is tough.
How reliable is this peer-reviewed journal? ›
Generally, peer reviewed journal articles are considered to be authoritative, though in some fields information can become dated quickly (e.g. health sciences), so it's important to note the date of publication.
Is a peer-reviewed journal a credible source? ›
Peer reviewed articles are often considered the most reliable and reputable sources in that field of study. Peer reviewed articles have undergone review (hence the "peer-review") by fellow experts in that field, as well as an editorial review process.
Are peer-reviewed journals better? ›
From a publisher's perspective, peer review functions as a filter for content, directing better quality articles to better quality journals and so creating journal brands. Running articles through the process of peer review adds value to them.
Is journal of International Women's Studies Scopus? ›
The scientific journal Journal of International Women's Studies is included in the Scopus database.
Journal of Gynecology and Women Healthcare (JGWH) is a multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed international journal publishing research works in the fields of Gynecology including Gynecological surgery, Pathology, Reproductive Toxicology & Healthcare, Family Planning, Nutrition, vaccination, etc.
What is BMC Women's health? ›
BMC Women's Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the health and wellbeing of adolescent girls and women, with a particular focus on the physical, mental, and emotional health of women in developed and developing nations.
How much is fems journal publication fee? ›
This means all manuscripts accepted for publication in these journals will be published Open Access. These articles will therefore be subject to an Article Processing Charge (APC) of £2500, similar to our other two fully Open Access journals microLife (£2500) and FEMS Microbes (£1700).
How much does it cost to publish in the International journal of Health Sciences? ›
In order to sustain the production of our fully-refereed open access journal, each article accepted for publication in the International Journal of Health Sciences is subject to an Article Processing Charge of USD 210.
How much does it cost to publish in Ijms? ›
IJMS (International Journal of Medical Studies) never charges for article/manuscript submission. All articles published in our journals are open access and freely available online, immediately upon publication.
