Charlotte Buehler Cherry

• Understanding intra-vaginal and labia minora elongation practices among women heads-of-households in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

  Carolyn M Audet, Meridith Blevins et al.•ARTICLE•Culture Health & Sexuality•2017

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  Intra-vaginal drying and tightening and labia minora elongation are commonly practised in some parts of southern Africa. We sought to capture data on these practices among women living in Zambézia province, Mozambique. Information was gathered from 3543 female heads of household on > 500 variables, including vaginal practices, in 2014. Women who planned to use intra-vaginal tightening substances had 1.84 times higher odds of ever receiving an HIV…

• Understanding intra-vaginal and labia minora elongation practices among women heads-of-households in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

  Carolyn M Audet, Meridith Blevins et al.•ARTICLE•Culture Health & Sexuality•2017

  Incluir item

  Intra-vaginal drying and tightening and labia minora elongation are commonly practised in some parts of southern Africa. We sought to capture data on these practices among women living in Zambézia province, Mozambique. Information was gathered from 3543 female heads of household on > 500 variables, including vaginal practices, in 2014. Women who planned to use intra-vaginal tightening substances had 1.84 times higher odds of ever receiving an HIV…

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 obra) · Biology (1 obra) · Gynecology (1 obra) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (1 obra) · Internal Medicine (1 obra) · Labia (1 obra) · Labia minora (1 obra) · Logistic regression (1 obra) · Medicine (1 obra) · Obstetrics (1 obra)