Ethnicity, Family Socioeconomic Inequalities, and Prevalence of Vaginal Douching among College Students: The Implication for Health

Autor/inn/en	Ekpenyong, Christopher E.; Etukumana, Etiobong A.
Titel	Ethnicity, Family Socioeconomic Inequalities, and Prevalence of Vaginal Douching among College Students: The Implication for Health
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 61 (2013) 4, S.222-230 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2013.787620
Schlagwörter	Socioeconomic Status; Ethnicity; Correlation; Sexuality; Health Behavior; Incidence; Females; Undergraduate Students; Questionnaires; Case Studies; Mothers; Age; Intervention; Daughters; Fathers; Parent Background; Hygiene; Regression (Statistics); Foreign Countries; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Ethnizität; Korrelation; Sexualität; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Vorkommen; Weibliches Geschlecht; Fragebogen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Mother; Mutter; Alter; Lebensalter; Daughter; Tochter; Elternhaus; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Ausland
Abstract	Objective: This study assessed the association between ethnicity and family socioeconomic status (SES) as it relates to the prevalence of vaginal douching among female undergraduates in a university community. Participants and Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey conducted between September 2011 and February 2012 among 1,535 female undergraduates using a semistructured behavioral questionnaire adapted by the authors from previous research related to vaginal douching practice. Results: The overall prevalence of vaginal douching was 79.35% and the practice was significantly associated with the mother's age, ethnicity, low SES (educational level, occupation, and monthly income), and area of residence. The father's age and SES were statistically nonsignificant. Conclusion: Ethnicity and low SES of mothers were significantly associated with a higher prevalence of douching in daughters. These factors should be considered among others in any intervention to discourage vaginal douching among college women. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10