Bacterial vaginosis in relation to menstrual cycle, menstrual protection method, and sexual intercourse in rural Gambian women

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 242-247

  Morison, Linda ^a   Ekpo, G ^b   West, B ^b   Demba, E ^b   Mayaud, P ^a   Coleman, R ^b   Bailey, R ^a,b   Walraven, G ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; GAMBIA; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COITUS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 20644467269     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.011684     Document Type: Article

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