Women's douching practices and related attitudes in eastern Turkey

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-359

  Ege, Emel ^a   Timur, Sermin ^b   Zincir, Handan ^c   Egri, Mucahit ^b   Sunar Reeder, Bulbin ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Feminine hygiene; Risk factors; Vaginal douching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MARRIAGE; MOSLEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VAGINAL LAVAGE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; TURKEY; VAGINAL DISEASES; VAGINAL DOUCHING;

EID: 34250686078     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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