Vaginal douches and other feminine hygiene products: Women's practices and perceptions of product safety
Vaginal douches and other feminine hygiene products: Women's practices and perceptions of product safety
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DOI：
10.1007/s10995-005-0054-y
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发表时间：
2006-05-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Kendrick, Juliette S.
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作者：
Grimley, Diane M.;Annang, Lucy;Kendrick, Juliette S.
目的：阴道冲洗产品的使用与各种生殖健康问题有关；然而，冲洗的做法仍然存在。这项研究的目标是1)确定阴道冲洗和其他女性卫生产品的使用，2)确定女性认为阴道冲洗产品的安全性，以及3)评估女性停止冲洗的准备情况。方法：对18至44岁的美国女性进行了一项随机数字拨号计算机辅助电话调查。结果：在2602名受访女性中，11.8%(n=307)经常进行冲洗(白人：9.1%；非裔美国人：27.7%；西班牙裔：15.0%)。与不冲洗的女性相比，冲洗过的女性使用其他女性卫生产品的频率要高得多(阴道喷雾[p
Objective: Use of vaginal douche products has been linked with a variety of reproductive health problems; nonetheless, the practice of douching persists. The goals of this study were to 1) determine the use of vaginal douches and other feminine hygiene products, 2) ascertain how safe women think vaginal douche products are, and 3) evaluate women's readiness to stop douching.Methods: A random-digit-dial computer-assisted telephone survey was conducted among US women between the ages of 18 and 44.Results: Of the 2,602 women interviewed, 11.8% (n = 307) engaged in regular douching (White: 9.1%; African American: 27.7%; Hispanic: 15.0%). Women who douched, compared to women who did not douche, used other feminine hygiene products significantly more often (vaginal sprays [p