Study Objective

This study was designed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with vaginal douching among secondary school girls in a metropolitan city in Ogun State, Nigeria.

Design

A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using a semi-structured interviewer-assisted questionnaire adapted from previous studies.

Setting

Eight secondary schools in a metropolitan city of Ogun State.

Participants

A total of 818 secondary school girls aged 10-19 years.

Main Outcome Measure

The outcome of interest was the association between vaginal douching (lifetime) with demographic characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics of respondents' parents, source of information on douching (eg, family members, teachers), and perception about douching and its health consequences.

Results

Mean age of the respondents was 13.9 ± 1.9 years. Most (72.7%) respondents were from co-educational schools; 62.5% were from public schools; 53.2% were day students; and majority (82.0%) were from nuclear families. Prevalence of vaginal douching was 63.8% and the predictors of the practice were respondents' age (OR, 0.2; 95% CI = 0.063-0.603), family setting (OR = 0.4; 95% CI = 0.221-0.819), fathers’ occupation (OR = 0.6; 95% CI = 0.312-0.953), main source of douching information (OR = 2.4; 95% CI = 1.370-4.192), and perception about douching and its health consequences (OR = 2.2; 95% CI = 1.403-3.523 and OR = 2.0; 95% CI = 1.236-3.187 respectively).

Conclusion

Vaginal douching was prevalent among secondary school adolescent girls in the study area. Factors associated with the practice include age, family setting, fathers’ occupation, source of information on douching, perception about douching practice, and perceived health consequences of the practice.

中文翻译：

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尼日利亚奥贡州大都会城市中学生阴道阴道混浊的患病率和相关因素。

研究目标

这项研究的目的是确定尼日利亚奥贡州大城市中学女生阴道灌洗的患病率和相关因素。

设计

描述性的横断面研究是采用改编自先前研究的半结构的访调员辅助调查表进行的。

设置

大都会州奥贡州的八所中学。

参加者

共有818名10-19岁的中学女孩。

主要指标

令人感兴趣的结果是阴道冲洗（一生）与人口统计学特征，受访者父母的社会经济特征，冲洗信息的来源（例如家庭成员，老师）以及对冲洗及其健康后果的认识之间的关联。

结果

受访者的平均年龄为13.9±1.9岁。大部分（72.7％）的受访者来自男女混合学校；62.5％来自公立学校；全日制学生占53.2％；大部分（82.0％）来自有核家庭。阴道冲洗的患病率为63.8％，而该行为的预测因素是受访者的年龄（OR，0.2; 95％CI = 0.063-0.603），家庭环境（OR = 0.4; 95％CI = 0.221-0.819），父亲的职业（OR = 0.6； 95％CI = 0.312-0.953），灌洗信息的主要来源（OR = 2.4； 95％CI = 1.370-4.192），以及对灌洗及其健康后果的看法（OR = 2.2； 95％CI = 1.403-3.523和OR = 2.0； 95％CI = 1.236-3.187）。

结论

在研究地区，初中青春期的少女普遍流口水。与该习俗相关的因素包括年龄，家庭环境，父亲的职业，关于洗牙的信息来源，对洗习习惯的看法以及该习俗对健康的影响。