ArticleAIDS and behavior2010
Intravaginal and menstrual practices among women working in food and recreational facilities in Mwanza, Tanzania: implications for microbicide trials.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Intravaginal practices, bacterial vaginosis, and HIV infection in women: individual participant data meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2011Pooled it
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- Water, sanitation and hygiene at sex work venues to support menstrual needs.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- A bio-behavioral intervention to decrease intravaginal practices and bacterial vaginosis among HIV infected Zambian women, a randomized pilot study.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Trial
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- Intravaginal cleansing among women attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Kingston, Jamaica.The West Indian medical journal · 2013Trial
- A qualitative exploration of menstrual management practices and the impact of menstruation on the livelihoods of female sex workers in a peri-urban area of western Kenya.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Cultural considerations and beliefs surrounding preterm birth in Kenya and South Africa.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Puberty- and Menstruation-Related Stressors Are Associated with Depression, Anxiety, and Reproductive Tract Infection Symptoms Among Adolescent Girls in Tanzania.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- Hygiene, Blood Flow, and Vaginal Overload: Why Women Removed an HIV Prevention Vaginal Ring During Menstruation in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.AIDS and behavior · 2020Article
- The Vaginal Microbiota Among Adolescent Girls in Tanzania Around the Time of Sexual Debut.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020Article
- Vaginal practices among women at risk for HIV acquisition in Soweto, South Africa.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2019Article
- Intravaginal practices among young HIV-infected women in Lusaka, Zambia.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2018Article
- Addressing intravaginal practices in women with HIV and at-risk for HIV infection, a mixed methods pilot study.International journal of women's health · 2017Article
- Biomarkers and biometric measures of adherence to use of ARV-based vaginal rings.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2016Review
- Menstrual Needs and Associations with Sexual and Reproductive Risks in Rural Kenyan Females: A Cross-Sectional Behavioral Survey Linked with HIV Prevalence.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2015Article
- Examining targets for HIV prevention: intravaginal practices in Urban Lusaka, Zambia.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2014Article
- Understanding motives for intravaginal practices amongst Tanzanian and Ugandan women at high risk of HIV infection: the embodiment of social and cultural norms and well-being.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2014Article
- The implications of post-coital intravaginal cleansing for the introduction of vaginal microbicides in South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2014Article
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Abstract
Intravaginal and menstrual practices may potentially influence results of trials of microbicides for HIV prevention through effects on the vaginal environment and on adherence to microbicide and placebo products. As part of the feasibility study for the Microbicides Development Programme Phase 3 trial of a vaginal microbicide in Mwanza, a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods were used to describe these practices, associations with behaviour and underlying social norms among women working in food and recreational facilities. Intravaginal cleansing by inserting fingers and either water alone or soap and water was thought necessary to remove "uchafu" (dirt), referring to vaginal secretions, including menstrual blood and post-coital discharge. Vaginal cleansing was carried out within 2 hours after 45% of sex acts. Sexual enhancement practices were less common. Intravaginal and menstrual practices and associated behaviours and demographic factors should be measured and monitored throughout microbicide trials to enable analyses of their impacts on microbicide effectiveness.
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