Women's douching practices and related attitudes: Findings from four focus groups

Women and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 117-131

  Lichtenstein, Bronwen ^a   Nansel, Tonja R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Douching; Health behavior; Hygiene; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENSTRUATION; NEGRO; ODOR; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINA;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALABAMA; CONTRACEPTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; IRRIGATION; MENSTRUATION; ODORS; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034460812     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v31n02_06     Document Type: Article

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