Vaginal douching practices and beliefs in Turkey

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 371-378

  Kukulu, Kamile ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Religion; Turkey; Vaginal douching

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VAGINAL LAVAGE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYGIENE; NARRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY; VAGINA; VAGINAL DOUCHING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33746441069     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050600802443     Document Type: Article

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