Characterization of frequent douchers attending a community clinic primarily serving African-American women

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1386-1392

  Smith, Lisa V ^a,b,c   Rudy, Ellen T ^a,b,c   Ivie, Sylvia D ^a,b   Lee, Donzella ^a,b   Visscher, Barbara ^a,c   Kerndt, Peter ^a,b  

^a Sexually Transmitted Disease Program ^*

^b THE (To Help Everyone) Clinic   (United States)

^c LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; HIV AIDS; Sexually transmitted diseases; Vaginal douching

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINAL LAVAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOS ANGELES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VAGINAL DOUCHING;

EID: 26444586129     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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