Douching practices among women in the Bolgatanga municipality of the upper east region of Ghana

• Main Authors: Florence Assibi Ziba (Author), Vida Nyagre Yakong (Author), Rockson Asaan Asore (Author), Keville Frederickson (Author), Michele Flynch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Vaginal douching is a common practice among women all over the world. Women douche for various reasons, despite evidence indicating the harmful health effects of the practice. There is lack of data on the practice in Ghana but health behaviors like vaginal douching may be influen...