A qualitative study of women's experiences of vaginal douching in Türkiye

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dc.authoridAKYILDIZ, Deniz/0000-0001-8548-0485
dc.authoridYALVAC, SIBEL/0000-0002-8991-5367
dc.authoridDonmez, Aysegul/0000-0003-4930-0760
dc.contributor.authorYalvac, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorAkyildiz, Deniz
dc.contributor.authorDonmez, Aysegul
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-17T12:25:45Z
dc.date.available2025-03-17T12:25:45Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentTarsus Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractVaginal douching, a practice that has existed for many years, is defined as the process of intravaginal cleansing using a liquid solution. Despite its negative consequences with respect to health, vaginal douching is widely practised in many countries. This study sought to examine the vaginal douching experiences of women in the southeastern region of T & uuml;rkiye. We used a phenomenological approach with semi-structured, in-depth interviews conducted between January and June 2022. Participants were 20 women who either currently practised vaginal douching or had stopped practising it at some point in their lives. The women were admitted to the obstetrics and gynaecology outpatient clinic of a district state hospital in Eastern Turkey for care and treatment. The data collected from the respondents were categorised into five thematic areas: sources of information about douching; reasons for doing so; as well as frequency, methods, and feelings about douching. The findings provide a rich source of information about each of these areas. These findings may help inform future studies on the prevention of vaginal douching in women.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was carried out as part of a Master's degree and an oral presentation on the data was given at the 9th International and 13th National Midwifery Students Congress held in Erzurum, Turkiye on 2-4 November 2023.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13691058.2024.2384701
dc.identifier.issn1369-1058
dc.identifier.issn1464-5351
dc.identifier.pmid39078387
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2024.2384701
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13099/1860
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001280449900001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofCulture Health & Sexuality
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250316
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectvaginal douching
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.titleA qualitative study of women's experiences of vaginal douching in Türkiye
dc.typeArticle

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