ArticleJournal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology2012
Prevalence and correlates of recent vaginal douching among African American adolescent females.
Article in Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00279799 (HIV Prevention Maintenance for African American Teens), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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HIV Prevention Maintenance for African American Teens
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Understanding Women's Vaginal Douching Behaviors and Practices for Consideration in the Development of a Potential Future Vaginal Microbicide Douche for HIV Prevention: A Systematic Review of the Literature.AIDS and behavior · 2021Pooled it
- Vaginal washing and lubrication among female sex workers in the Mexico-US border region: implications for the development of vaginal PrEP for HIV prevention.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Intravaginal cleansing among women attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Kingston, Jamaica.The West Indian medical journal · 2013Trial
- Vulvar Care: Reviewing Concepts in Daily Hygiene.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Bridging the GAP: Probiotic Douches Redefining the Feminine Hygiene.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2025Review
- Examining differences in menstrual and intimate care product use by race/ethnicity and education among menstruating individuals.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Article
- A Syndemic Approach to Explore Factors Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Child Protection Intervention and the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Female Adolescents Ages 13 to 17 Years.JAMA pediatrics · 2022Article
- Impact of vaginal douching products on vaginal Lactobacillus, Escherichia coli and epithelial immune responses.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Consideration of Cultural Practices When Characterizing the Vaginal Microbiota Among African and African American Women.Biological research for nursing · 2021Article
- Intravaginal practices and genital human papillomavirus infection among female sex workers in Cambodia.Journal of medical virology · 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
- Use of non-emergency contraceptive pills and concoctions as emergency contraception among Nigerian University students: results of a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
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objectiveTo describe the prevalence and correlates of vaginal douching among urban African American adolescents and to examine the association between douching and sexually transmitted infection (STI) status.
designDemographic, psychosocial, and behavioral data were collected through cross-sectional, self-administered surveys. Self-collected vaginal swabs were assayed using nucleic acid amplification tests for trichomoniasis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea.
settingSexual health clinic in a large metropolitan area of the southeastern United States.
participantsAfrican American females (N = 701), ages 14-20, participating in a human immunodeficiency virus prevention intervention.
main outcome measureThe outcome of interest was the association between vaginal douching (lifetime, past 90 days, and past 7 days) with demographic characteristics (eg, age, education, and socioeconomic status), physical and mental health status, STI status, sexual behavior (eg, number of vaginal sexual partners, age of sex partners, consistent condom use in the past 90 days, sex while self/partner was high on drugs or alcohol), and psychosocial characteristics (eg, sexual adventurism, social support, peer norms, sexual satisfaction, self-efficacy for sex refusal, self-esteem, relationship power, risk avoidance).
resultsForty-three percent reported ever douching, and 29% reported douching in the past 90 days. In bivariate analyses, recent douching was associated with demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial variables, but not current STI status. In multivariate analyses, recent douching was associated with age (odds ratio [AOR] = 1.13, confidence interval [CI] = 1.02-1.25), lower socioeconomic status (AOR = 1.25, CI = 1.05-1.47), and having sex with much older partners (AOR = 1.87, CI = 1.22-2.86).
conclusionIncreased age, lower socioeconomic status, and older partners may be salient risk factors for douching behavior among African American young women.
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