Vaginal douching among latinas: Practices and meaning

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-106

  McKee, M Diane ^a   Baquero, María ^a   Anderson, Matthew R ^a   Alvarez, Adelyn ^a   Karasz, Alison ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminine hygiene; Latinas; Qualitative research; Vaginal douching

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; AWARENESS; COUNSELING; DATA ANALYSIS; ESTHETICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH HAZARD; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINAL LAVAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRES; VAGINA; VAGINAL DOUCHING; WEST INDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149089008     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0327-3     Document Type: Article

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