Factors Associated with Frequent Vaginal Douching Among Alternative School Youth

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 509-512

  Markham, Christine M ^a   Tortolero, Susan R ^a   Addy, Robert C ^a   Baumler, Elizabeth R ^a   McKirahan, Nicole Kraus ^a   Escobar Chaves, Soledad L ^a   Peskin, Melissa Fleschler ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative schools; At risk youth; Vaginal douching

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEGRO; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELATIVE; SCHOOL; STUDENT; VAGINAL LAVAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEXAS; VAGINAL DOUCHING;

EID: 35248845069     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.05.022     Document Type: Article

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