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Table 2 Causes of vaginal douching from the participant point of view

From: Vaginal douching by women with vulvovaginitis and relation to reproductive health hazards

Causes of vaginal douching

Number (%)

Religious duty

417(88.9)

Personal cleaning

378(80.6)

Method of contraception

33(7.0)

Traditional habit

43(9.2)

Others

15(3.2)

  1. Percentages count more than 100% because some participants point to more than one cause to have vaginal douching.