Determinants of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in HIV negative women living in Cape Town, South Africa : a cross-sectional study

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorMyer, Landonen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGopolang, Felicity Pinkieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-10T06:50:31Z
dc.date.available2015-01-10T06:50:31Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 55-60).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginal symptoms among women of childbearing age, although some women may be asymptomatic. The etiology of BV has been uncertain for many years, but several studies have related an increased frequency of BV to multiple diverse factors such as smoking, sexual behavior, vaginal douching, black race, sexually transmitted infections, and certain socio-economic factors. BV infection may lead to adverse reproductive health outcomes and may also increase the susceptibility of women to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It is therefore of importance to know the risk factors for BV among a population so that mechanisms of prevention can be developed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGopolang, F. P. (2009). <i>Determinants of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in HIV negative women living in Cape Town, South Africa : a cross-sectional study</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11896en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGopolang, Felicity Pinkie. <i>"Determinants of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in HIV negative women living in Cape Town, South Africa : a cross-sectional study."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11896en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGopolang, F. 2009. Determinants of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in HIV negative women living in Cape Town, South Africa : a cross-sectional study. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Gopolang, Felicity Pinkie AB - Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginal symptoms among women of childbearing age, although some women may be asymptomatic. The etiology of BV has been uncertain for many years, but several studies have related an increased frequency of BV to multiple diverse factors such as smoking, sexual behavior, vaginal douching, black race, sexually transmitted infections, and certain socio-economic factors. BV infection may lead to adverse reproductive health outcomes and may also increase the susceptibility of women to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It is therefore of importance to know the risk factors for BV among a population so that mechanisms of prevention can be developed. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Determinants of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in HIV negative women living in Cape Town, South Africa : a cross-sectional study TI - Determinants of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in HIV negative women living in Cape Town, South Africa : a cross-sectional study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11896 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11896
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGopolang FP. Determinants of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in HIV negative women living in Cape Town, South Africa : a cross-sectional study. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11896en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPublic Healthen_ZA
dc.titleDeterminants of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in HIV negative women living in Cape Town, South Africa : a cross-sectional studyen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPHen_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.filetypeImage
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceThesisen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
thesis_hsf_2009_gopolang_f.pdf
Size:
1.53 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
Masters