2008
Does douching increase risk for sexually transmitted infections? A prospective study in high-risk adolescents
Tsai CS, Shepherd BE, Vermund SH. Does douching increase risk for sexually transmitted infections? A prospective study in high-risk adolescents. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2008, 200: 38.e1-38.e8. PMID: 18667177, PMCID: PMC3199592, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioCox proportional hazards modelIncidence of STIsProportional hazards modelAdjusted hazardIncident STIsProspective studyHigh-risk adolescentsHuman immunodeficiencySTI riskIncrease riskHazards modelNext visitSTIsVisitsDouchersFemale adolescentsDouchingAdolescentsInfectionRiskImmunodeficiencyIncidence
2005
An Intervention to Reduce Vaginal Douching Among Adolescent and Young Adult Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Grimley DM, Oh MK, Desmond RA, Hook EW, Vermund SH. An Intervention to Reduce Vaginal Douching Among Adolescent and Young Adult Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2005, 32: 752-758. PMID: 16314772, DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000190018.58079.05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal douchingYoung adult womenAdult womenIndividualized counseling sessionsTreat modelPrimary outcome measureStage of readinessSecondary outcomesIntervention groupOutcome measuresStages of changeHealthy eatingStage-matched interventionsYoung womenDouchingYoung adultsComparison groupWomenMonthsCounseling sessionsInterventionExperimental groupTrialsCessationComparison condition
2002
Vaginal Douching Practices Among Women Attending a University in the Southern United States
Funkhouser E, Hayes TD, Vermund SH. Vaginal Douching Practices Among Women Attending a University in the Southern United States. Journal Of American College Health 2002, 50: 177-182. PMID: 11910951, DOI: 10.1080/07448480209596024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDouching Beliefs and Practices among Black and White Women
Funkhouser E, Pulley L, Lueschen G, Costello C, Hook E, Vermund SH. Douching Beliefs and Practices among Black and White Women. Journal Of Women's Health 2002, 11: 29-37. PMID: 11860722, DOI: 10.1089/152460902753473435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth SurveysHumansHygieneInterpersonal RelationsMiddle AgedPatient Education as TopicSocioeconomic FactorsSoutheastern United StatesTherapeutic IrrigationVaginaWhite PeopleConceptsAdult womenWhite womenHealthcare provider adviceSubstantial proportionGood hygieneProvider adviceDouching practicesOlder womenHigh school educationDouchingHealthcare providersSalutary effectsWomenTelephone surveyGood hygienic practicesHygienic practicesRandom sampleHygieneUnited StatesAdvicePregnancyInfectionDoucheProportionPhysicians
2001
Douching practices among HIV infected and uninfected adolescents in the United States
Vermund S, Sarr M, Murphy D, Levin L, Abdalian S, Ma Y, Crowley-Nowick P, Wilson C, network T. Douching practices among HIV infected and uninfected adolescents in the United States. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2001, 29: 80-86. PMID: 11530307, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(01)00284-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung womenMultivariable logistic regression modelHIV uninfected subjectsBaseline interview dataMultiple logistic regressionHispanic/LatinaLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityRecent douchingUninfected subjectsHIV infectionHIV StudyUninfected adolescentsNationwide studyHIVSociodemographic factorsAdolescent womenLogistic regressionOne-way analysisActive femalesSexual behaviorWomenDouchingAdolescentsFemales