Knowledge of the Risk of Vaginal Douching among Commercial Sex Workers in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State

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dc.contributor.authorJidda, K. A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T09:52:42Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T09:52:42Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractMany women insist and continue to douche for many reasons such as hygiene, contraception, vagina tightening and religious cleansing. This study examined the knowledge of the risks of vaginal douching among Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) in Ilorin South LGA of Kwara State. A descriptive research design of the survey type was used. The population for the study comprised all CSWs totaling fifty-nine (59) residing in a brothel on Coca-Cola road, Ilorin. All 59 CSWs were purposively selected and used in the study. A validated structured questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.76 was used. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentage and inferential statistics of chi-square. The findings revealed that CSWs in Ilorin South Local Government area of Kwara State do not have adequate knowledge of the risks of vaginal douching. There were no significant differences in the knowledge of the risks of vaginal douching based on ethnicity and level of education, however years of experience caused significant difference in the knowledge of the risks of vaginal douching among the respondents. Based on the findings, it was recommended that reproductive health education should be intensified to dispel the myths and misconceptions of vaginal douching. Commercial Sex Workers should be educated on other means of contraception as well as various ways of taking care of the vagina.
dc.identifier.citationJidda, K. A. (2018): Knowledge of the Risk of Vaginal Douching among Commercial Sex Workers in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. Nigerian Journal of Health Education. 22 (1); 296-309, Published by the Nigerian Association of Health Educators.
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13016
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublished by the Nigerian Association of Health Educators.
dc.subjectDouching
dc.subjectVagina
dc.subjectCommercial Sex Workers
dc.subjectknowledge
dc.subjectRisks.
dc.titleKnowledge of the Risk of Vaginal Douching among Commercial Sex Workers in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State
dc.typeArticle

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