Vaginal Douche Practices Among Black Women at Risk: Exploring Douching Prevalence, Reasons for Douching, and Sexually Transmitted Disease Infection
| Autor: | Lucy Annang, Diane M. Grimley, Edward W. Hook |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Microbiology (medical) Sexually transmitted disease medicine.medical_specialty Vaginal Douching Adolescent Population Gonorrhea medicine.drug_dosage_form Sexually Transmitted Diseases Black People Dermatology Ambulatory Care Facilities Risk Factors Prevalence medicine Humans Risk factor education Reproductive health Gynecology education.field_of_study Chlamydia Obstetrics business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Chlamydia Infections Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Alabama Women's Health Female Vaginal douche business |
| Zdroj: | Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 33:215-219 |
| ISSN: | 0148-5717 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/01.olq.0000205046.11916.c5 |
| Popis: | Objective: The objective of this study was to identify douching patterns and their relation to sexually transmitted disease (STD) among black women seeking an STD evaluation. Study Design: This study was a cross-sectional survey with biologic testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea infection. Results: Of 891 participants, 46.1% -were current douchers. Commonly identified reasons for douching were to cleanse after menses (65.4%) and to feel fresh (42.2%). Frequent douching was associated with douching after sex (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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