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Circumcision [PDF]

open access: bronzeIndian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 2010
Circumcision is one of the oldest and the most controversial surgical procedures performed worldwide and is almost universal among Muslim and Jewish men. Most medical institutions in various countries agree that although there may be health benefits, there is no medical justification for routine circumcision in neonates or children.
Puri, Poonam   +2 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON THE LEVEL OF ANXIETY IN PRE-CIRCUMCISION SURGERY

open access: yesNurse and Health, 2021
Background: Anxiety in children who will undergo circumcision is recognized as part of the trauma experienced by children due to actions that are considered dangerous for themselves.
Agus Wantoro, Agus Sulistyowati
doaj   +1 more source

Demographic Differences in Circumcision Satisfaction among U.S. Males

open access: yesMen's Health Journal, 2021
Introduction: Male circumcision involves the partial or total removal of the prepuce (foreskin) from the penis, and it is the most common surgical procedure performed on infants in the USA.
Lauren Sardi, William Jellison
doaj   +1 more source

Religious circumcision (Khatna) and circumcision mishaps in Kashmiri children

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2022
Background: Male circumcision is recommended practice in Muslim tradition and one of the oldest operations performed all over the world. Male circumcision is universal in our Muslim-dominated valley of Kashmir for religious reasons.
Yaqoob Hassan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

An assessment of the training and practice of circumcision by medical circumcisers in Ghana

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Urology, 2020
Background Circumcision is a common procedure in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated prevalence of 95% in Ghana. It has been documented that most circumcision related injuries in Ghana occur after circumcision by health care professionals ...
Patrick Opoku Manu Maison   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Teaching About Female Genital Mutilation: Complex Question of Cultural Relativism and Preventive Movement

open access: yesAl-Izzah, 2021
This study aims to investigate three things. First, how is the tendency of the perspective used in discussing the issue of female circumcision in society; second, what is the value base that distinguishes the practice of female circumcision in one ...
Nur Quma Laila, Hasse Jubba
doaj   +1 more source

Habitus and Cultural Reproduction of Female Circumcision in Muslim Community of Sumenep

open access: yesSociety, 2022
Female circumcision has been widely studied in terms of the causal factors, the motivation of parents to choose female circumcision for medical or non-medical personnel, community knowledge about female circumcision, the relationship between female ...
Ida Rosyidah, Joharotul Jamilah
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of maternal preferences for neonatal male circumcision in Enugu Nigeria

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2022
Background: Although circumcision in male neonates is one of the most common procedures performed in neonatal surgery, mothers' preferences concerning the aspects of circumcision are not well-known.
Uchechukwu Obiora Ezomike   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of urethral complications following male circumcision: The importance of provider training

open access: yesNigerian Journal of Medicine, 2022
Background: Male circumcision is one of the most common elective surgical procedures worldwide. Adverse events affecting the urethra may occur following the procedure.
Musa Yahaya Muhammad   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acceptability of medical male circumcision in the traditionally circumcising communities in Northern Tanzania

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2011
Background Data from traditionally circumcising communities show that non-circumcised males and those circumcised in the medical settings are stigmatised.
Mshana Gerry   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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