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Culture, Health & Sexuality
An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care
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Predictors of vaginal practices for sex and hygiene in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: findings of a household survey and qualitative inquiry

Fiona Scorgie Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jennifer A. Smit Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Busisiwe Kunene Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Adriane Martin-Hilber Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Mags Beksinska Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Matthew F. Chersich Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, International Centre for Reproductive Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Pages 381-398 | Received 25 Jun 2010, Accepted 20 Dec 2010, Published online: 08 Feb 2011

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