Vaginal douching in adolescents attending a family planning clinic

Abstract:

:Background: One of the variables most consistently associated with vaginal douching is race, with African-American women douching more regularly. Sparse data exists in the medical literature about the practice of vaginal douching among adolescents. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence, knowledge, attitude, and practices of vaginal douching among adolescent females attending a public family planning clinic, and determine whether African-American (AA) females douche to a greater degree than Caucasian females.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a one-page questionnaire was administered to all adolescent females (

authors

Foch B,McDaniel N,Chacko M

doi

10.1016/s1083-3188(00)00024-3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-05-01 00:00:00

pages

92

issue

2

eissn

1083-3188

issn

1873-4332

pii

S1083318800000243

journal_volume

13

pub_type

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