Women's douching practices and related attitudes in eastern Turkey

Ege E., Timur S., Zincir H., Egri M., Reeder B. S.

JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.353-359, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00535.x
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.353-359
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: attitudes, feminine hygiene, risk factors, vaginal douching, SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED-DISEASES, INTRAVAGINAL PRACTICES, CHLAMYDIA-TRACHOMATIS, BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS, ECTOPIC PREGNANCY, RISK
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Aim: Vaginal douching is a common hygiene practice for many women all over the world, but it is associated with several health risks. Little is known about the beliefs and attitudes that promote and maintain douching practices. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the status of vaginal douching practices of women in the Malatya province of eastern Turkey.