Vaginal practices: Eroticism and implications for women's health and condom use in Mozambique

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 573-585

  Bagnol, Brigitte ^a   Mariano, Esmeralda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Labia minora; Mozambique; Reproduction; Sexuality; Vaginal practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EROTISM; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LUBRICATION; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINAL INJURY; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CONDOMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EROTICA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MOZAMBIQUE; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL VALUES; UNSAFE SEX; VAGINA; VULVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48249135478     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050801999071     Document Type: Article

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