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Prevalence, motivations, and adverse effects of vaginal practices in Africa and Asia: Findings from a multicountry household survey

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dc.contributor.authorHull, Terence
dc.contributor.authorMartin Hilber, Adriane
dc.contributor.authorChersich, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorBagnol, Brigitte
dc.contributor.authorProhmmo, Aree
dc.contributor.authorSmit, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorWidyantoro, Ninuk
dc.contributor.authorUtomo, Iwu
dc.contributor.authorFrançois, Isabelle
dc.contributor.authorMbona Tumwesigye, Nazarius
dc.contributor.authorTemmerman, Marleen
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:54:45Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T11:59:26Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: Women worldwide use various vaginal practices to clean or modify their vulva and vagina. Additional population-level information is needed on prevalence and motivations for these practices, characteristics of users, and their adverse effects.
dc.identifier.issn1931-843X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/59779
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert Inc.
dc.sourceJournal of Women's Health
dc.subjectKeywords: adult; Africa; aged; article; Asia; educational status; female; feminine hygiene product; femininity; health hazard; health survey; human; major clinical study; motivation; personal hygiene; prevalence; priority journal; sexuality; urban area; vagina; vul
dc.titlePrevalence, motivations, and adverse effects of vaginal practices in Africa and Asia: Findings from a multicountry household survey
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue7
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage1109
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1097
local.contributor.affiliationHull, Terence, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMartin Hilber, Adriane, University of Bern
local.contributor.affiliationChersich, Matthew , Uinversity of Witwatersrand
local.contributor.affiliationBagnol, Brigitte, The University of the Witwatersrand
local.contributor.affiliationProhmmo, Aree, Mahidol University
local.contributor.affiliationSmit, Jennifer, University of the Witwatersrand
local.contributor.affiliationWidyantoro, Ninuk, Womens Health Foundation
local.contributor.affiliationUtomo, Iwu, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationFrançois, Isabelle, International Centre for Reproductive Health
local.contributor.affiliationMbona Tumwesigye, Nazarius, Makerere University
local.contributor.affiliationTemmerman, Marleen, Ghent University
local.contributor.authoruidHull, Terence, u7901869
local.contributor.authoruidUtomo, Iwu, u3798624
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor160399 - Demography not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.absfor160102 - Biological (Physical) Anthropology
local.identifier.absseo920507 - Women's Health
local.identifier.absseo920499 - Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationu9406909xPUB507
local.identifier.citationvolume20
local.identifier.doi10.1089/jwh.2010.2281
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-79960208237
local.identifier.thomsonID000292541100014
local.type.statusPublished Version

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