Prevalence and types of rectal douches used for anal intercourse: Results from an international survey

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Javanbakht, Marjan ^a   Stahlman, Shauna ^a   Pickett, Jim ^b   LeBlanc, Marc André ^b   Gorbach, Pamina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b International Rectal Microbicide Advocates   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal intercourse; Enema use; Rectal douching; Rectal health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LAVAGE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RECTAL DOUCHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VERY ELDERLY; ANAL CANAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; HYGIENE PRODUCT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SAFE SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SUBSTANCE USE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENEMA; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899485001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-95     Document Type: Article

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