Women's douching practices and related attitudes in eastern Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorEge, Emel
dc.contributor.authorTimur, Sermin
dc.contributor.authorZincir, Handan
dc.contributor.authorEgri, Mucahit
dc.contributor.authorReeder, Bulbin Sunar
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T17:18:47Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T17:18:47Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description5th International Reproductive Health and Family Planning Congress -- APR 20-23, 2005 -- Ankara, TURKEYen_US
dc.description.abstractAim: Vaginal douching is a common hygiene practice for many women all over the world, but it is associated with several health risks. Little is known about the beliefs and attitudes that promote and maintain douching practices. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the status of vaginal douching practices of women in the Malatya province of eastern Turkey. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. A sample of 465 Muslim women was interviewed to ascertain the status of vaginal douching practices. All participants were between 15 and 49 years of age and all were married. Data were collected by using a questionnaire in the process of conducting face-to-face interviews in June 2004. Data analysis included descriptive statistics and logistic regression modeling. Results: The present study revealed that the frequency of douching was 61.5% among women. The participants were frequently douching for feminine hygiene (47.6%). Vaginal douching practices were associated with several factors including education level (odds ratio [OR] = 1.991, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.154-3.434), family income (OR = 0.996, 95% CI = 0.994-0.998), marital age (OR = 0.402, 95% CI = 0.223-0.715), frequency of sexual intercourse (OR = 2.335, 95% CI = 1.532-3.554), and presence of genital syndromes/infections (OR = 1.813, 95% CI = 1.215-2.739). Conclusion: This study provides preliminary information about women's douching practices and attitudes in the Malatya region of Turkey. It may also provide information to health-care practitioners in their efforts to educate women on the adverse effects of vaginal douching.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00535.xen_US
dc.identifier.endpage359en_US
dc.identifier.issn1341-8076en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid17578366en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage353en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00535.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/21736
dc.identifier.volume33en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000247321600019en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBLACKWELL PUBLISHINGen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCHen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectattitudesen_US
dc.subjectfeminine hygieneen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectvaginal douchingen_US
dc.titleWomen's douching practices and related attitudes in eastern Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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