Table 2 Quality assessment of included studies according to Newcastle Ottawa Scale (NOS)
From: Effects of pubic hair grooming on women’s sexual health: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Study ID | Selection (out of 5) | Comparability (out of 2) | outcome (out of 3) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
sample size | Representativeness of the sample | ascertainment of exposure | non-respondents | Comparability based on design or analysis | Assessment of outcome (out of 3) | Reporting the results or statistical test | Total scores (out of 10) | |
(* or 0) | (*or 0) | (*or**or0) | (* or 0) | (* or ** or 0) | (* or**or 0) | (* or 0) | ||
Luster,2019 [2] | 0 | * | * | * | ** | ** | 0 | 7 |
Toerein,2005 | 0 | * | * | 0 | - | * | 0 | 3 |
DeMaria,2014 [24] | 0 | * | * | 0 | - | * | 0 | 3 |
Obst,2019 [37] | * | * | * | 0 | - | * | * | 5 |
Smolak, 2011 [33] | * | * | * | * | ** | * | 0 | 7 |
Tiggemann,2008 [7] | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | * | 3 |
Bercaw-Pratt,2012 [30] | 0 | * | 0 | * | 0 | * | 0 | 3 |
Braun-2013 [34] | * | * | ** | * | 0 | ** | * | 8 |
DeMaria, 2016 [35] | * | * | * | * | ** | ** | * | 9 |
Rouzi,2018 [10] | * | * | * | * | * | * | 0 | 6 |
Sangiorgi, 2017 [36] | * | * | * | * | ** | * | * | 8 |
DeMariaa,2013 [6] | 0 | * | ** | * | * | * | * | 7 |
Truesdale,2017 [5] | 0 | * | ** | 0 | * | * | 0 | 5 |
Gaither,2020 [39] | * | * | * | 0 | * | * | * | 6 |
Beksinska,2020 [22] | * | * | * | 0 | 0 | ** | * | 6 |
Rowen,2016 [4] | * | * | * | * | ** | * | * | 8 |
Butler,2015 [3] | * | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | * | 4 |
Herbenick,2010 [18] | * | * | * | 0 | 0 | ** | * | 6 |
Herbenick,2013 [26] | * | * | * | 0 | 0 | * | * | 5 |
Enzlin,2019 [38] | * | * | * | * | 0 | * | * | 6 |
Stone,2016 | 0 | * | ** | 0 | 0 | ** | * | 6 |
DeMaria,2021 [19] | 0 | * | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 3 |