Relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection
Introduction: Despite of vaginal douching has been strongly condemned by most of health care professionals; this practice remains a very common habit among women for several reasons. Objective: To assess if there is any association between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginoses, STD and HIV Metho...
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| author | Rose Luce Amaral Ana Katherine Gonçalves Paulo César Giraldo Paulo Henrique Lima Tardelli Lapaz Prudêncio Nathale Santiago José Eleutério Júnior |
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Introduction: Despite of vaginal douching has been strongly condemned by most of health care professionals; this practice remains a very common habit among women for several reasons. Objective: To assess if there is any association between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginoses, STD and HIV Methods: We conducted a systematic review and metanalysis to evaluate the relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection. The following databases were searched using Mesh terms: PubMed, Embase, Scielo and Google Scholar. Selection criteria: (1) prospective cohort studies of women using vaginal douching; (2) women 12 years or older and (3) studies published from 2000 to October 2011. Studies involving pregnant women were excluded. Methodological quality was assessed using Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Data collection and analysis: Review Manager 5.1 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Seven studies (2 STD, 3 Bacterial Vaginosis and 2 HIV) were included based on the chosen criteria: 9.796 women were enrolled. The global Risk Ratios for Bacterial Vaginosis, STD and HIV acquisition were, 1.24 (95%CI 1.12–1.43), 1.12 (95%CI 0.94–1.32), and 1.36 (95%CI 0.92–2.01) respectively. Conclusion: There are few studies checking the association between vaginal douching and STD, BV and HIV infection. A weak positive correlation was found between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, but not to STD and HIV infection.
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd2a3d94f3a84c57b713f67d25b868702023-01-28T01:05:11ZengZeppelini Editorial e ComunicacaoDST2177-82642022-03-01254Relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infectionRose Luce Amaral0Ana Katherine Gonçalves1Paulo César Giraldo2Paulo Henrique Lima3Tardelli Lapaz Prudêncio4Nathale Santiago5José Eleutério Júnior6Universidade Estadual de CampinasUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteUniversidade Estadual de CampinasUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteUniversidade Federal do Ceará Introduction: Despite of vaginal douching has been strongly condemned by most of health care professionals; this practice remains a very common habit among women for several reasons. Objective: To assess if there is any association between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginoses, STD and HIV Methods: We conducted a systematic review and metanalysis to evaluate the relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection. The following databases were searched using Mesh terms: PubMed, Embase, Scielo and Google Scholar. Selection criteria: (1) prospective cohort studies of women using vaginal douching; (2) women 12 years or older and (3) studies published from 2000 to October 2011. Studies involving pregnant women were excluded. Methodological quality was assessed using Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Data collection and analysis: Review Manager 5.1 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Seven studies (2 STD, 3 Bacterial Vaginosis and 2 HIV) were included based on the chosen criteria: 9.796 women were enrolled. The global Risk Ratios for Bacterial Vaginosis, STD and HIV acquisition were, 1.24 (95%CI 1.12–1.43), 1.12 (95%CI 0.94–1.32), and 1.36 (95%CI 0.92–2.01) respectively. Conclusion: There are few studies checking the association between vaginal douching and STD, BV and HIV infection. A weak positive correlation was found between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, but not to STD and HIV infection. https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/761vaginal douchingwomenSTDbacterial vaginosisHIV infection |
| spellingShingle | Rose Luce Amaral Ana Katherine Gonçalves Paulo César Giraldo Paulo Henrique Lima Tardelli Lapaz Prudêncio Nathale Santiago José Eleutério Júnior Relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection DST vaginal douching women STD bacterial vaginosis HIV infection |
| title | Relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection |
| title_full | Relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection |
| title_short | Relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection |
| title_sort | relationship between vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis sexually transmitted diseases and hiv infection |
| topic | vaginal douching women STD bacterial vaginosis HIV infection |
| url | https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/761 |
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