Vaginal douching practice and related symptoms in a rural area of Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorGuzel, Ali Irfan
dc.contributor.authorKuyumcuoglu, Umur
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Yusuf
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T16:00:18Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T16:00:18Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose To investigate vaginal douching habits and associated factors among women living in rural Turkey. Methods This study was performed in the gynecology department of a government hospital in a rural area of Turkey, from February to March 2010. The study included 393 women admitted to the gynecology clinic. The age, marital status, education, socioeconomic status, reason for vaginal douching, douching frequency, symptoms, and previous treatments were investigated. All of the subjects were asked about the use of, frequency, and reason for vaginal douching. Significant risk factors in the vaginal douching group and odds coefficients were found using binary logistic regression. Results The major symptoms of the subjects were itching and vaginal discharge. Of the 393 women, 317 (80.66%) performed vaginal douching and all of them had recurrent or treatment-resistant mixed agent vulvovaginitis. The majority of the women douched for ritual cleansing or washing before prayer (n = 278; 91.6%). The majority of the cases (n = 354; 90.1%) were of lower socioeconomic and educational status. The odds ratios and 95% confidence interval (CI) of the risk variables vaginal douching frequency, cervical motion tenderness, dyspareunia, and vaginal itching were 9.39 (2.07-42.48), 7.31 (2.08-25.64), 6.52 (2.26-18.78), and 1.46 (1.22-1.74), respectively. Conclusions In our region, vaginal douching is a common practice among women, especially those of lower socioeconomic and educational status. Clinicians should inform patients about the risks of vaginal douching to minimize the risks associated with this behavior.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00404-010-1805-6
dc.identifier.endpage1156en_US
dc.identifier.issn0932-0067
dc.identifier.issn1432-0711
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid21153831
dc.identifier.startpage1153en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1805-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/14431
dc.identifier.volume284en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000295737300016
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Heidelbergen_US
dc.relation.ispartofArchives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectVaginal Douchingen_US
dc.subjectReligious Causesen_US
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subjectSymptomsen_US
dc.titleVaginal douching practice and related symptoms in a rural area of Turkeyen_US
dc.titleVaginal douching practice and related symptoms in a rural area of Turkey
dc.typeArticleen_US

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