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Additional population-level information is needed on prevalence and motivations for these practices, characteristics of users, and their adverse effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This was a household survey using multistage cluster sampling in Tete, Mozambique; KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Yogyakarta, Indonesia; and Chonburi, Thailand. In 2006\u20132007, vaginal practices and their motivations were examined using structured interviews with women 18\u201360 years of age (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      =3610).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prevalence, frequency, and motivations varied markedly. 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