Women view key sexual behaviours as the trigger for the onset and recurrence of bacterial vaginosis

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) affects a third of women of reproductive age in the US and there is increasing evidence to suggest it may be sexually transmitted. This study aimed to extend and validate the findings of our earlier smaller qualitative study by exploring in detail women's views and expe...

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Published in:PloS one 2017-03, Vol.12 (3), p.e0173637-e0173637
Main Authors: Bilardi, Jade E, Walker, Sandra M, Temple-Smith, Meredith J, McNair, Ruth P, Mooney-Somers, Julie, Vodstrcil, Lenka A, Bellhouse, Clare E, Fairley, Christopher K, Bradshaw, Catriona S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Bacteria
Bacteria - pathogenicity
Biology and Life Sciences
Disease transmission
Epidemiology
Ethics
Female
Gardnerella vaginalis
Guidelines
Health aspects
Hospitals
Humans
Hygiene
Medicine and Health Sciences
Menstrual products
Menstruation
Middle Aged
Pathogenesis
People and Places
Pharmacy
Probiotics
Qualitative analysis
Qualitative Research
Questionnaires
Recurrence
Research and Analysis Methods
Risk Factors
Risk reduction
Sex
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners - psychology
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - complications
STD
Studies
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Systematic review
Vagina - microbiology
Vaginosis
Vaginosis, Bacterial - etiology
Vaginosis, Bacterial - psychology
Women
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) affects a third of women of reproductive age in the US and there is increasing evidence to suggest it may be sexually transmitted. This study aimed to extend and validate the findings of our earlier smaller qualitative study by exploring in detail women's views and experiences of the triggering factors associated with BV onset and recurrence. Women aged 20-49, who had experienced one or more symptomatic episode of BV within 6 months, were opportunistically recruited to complete a 38-item questionnaire on their experience of BV. 103 women completed the questionnaire. Women were significantly more likely to report sexual than lifestyle factors triggered BV onset and recurrence (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0173637