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Systematic review of complications arising from male circumcision

BJUI Compass, 2022
Background Neonatal male circumcision is the most common procedure performed on paediatric patients (Simpson et al., 2014) and one of the most common surgical procedures in the world (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012).
Stanca Iris Iacob, Richard S. Feinn, Lauren Sardi   +2 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and acceptance of voluntary medical male circumcision among males attending high school in Shiselweni region, Eswatini: a cross sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background In countries such as Eswatini, where there is a high HIV prevalence and low male circumcision the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS recommend infant and adult circumcision be implemented.
Mirriam Hlelisani Shezi, Boikhutso Tlou, Saloshni Naidoo   +2 more
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The perceptions on male circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV infection and considerations in scaling up of the services: a qualitative study among police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2012
Background In recent randomized controlled trials, male circumcision has been proven to complement the available biomedical interventions in decreasing HIV transmission from infected women to uninfected men. Consequently, Tanzania is striving to scale-up
Tarimo Edith AM, Francis Joel M, Kakoko Deodatus, Munseri Patricia, Bakari Muhammad, Sandstrom Eric   +5 more
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Mapping male circumcision for HIV prevention efforts in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Medicine, 2020
Background HIV remains the largest cause of disease burden among men and women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa. Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk of female-to-male transmission of HIV by 50–60%.
Michael A. Cork, Kate F. Wilson, Samantha Perkins, Michael L. Collison, Aniruddha Deshpande, Jeffrey W. Eaton, Lucas Earl, Emily Haeuser, Jessica E. Justman, Damaris K. Kinyoki, Benjamin K. Mayala, Jonathan F. Mosser, Christopher J. L. Murray, John N. Nkengasong, Peter Piot, Benn Sartorius, Lauren E. Schaeffer, Audrey L. Serfes, Amber Sligar, Krista M. Steuben, Frank C. Tanser, John D. VanderHeide, Mingyou Yang, Njeri Wabiri, Simon I. Hay, Laura Dwyer-Lindgren   +25 more
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"After my husband's circumcision, I know that I am safe from diseases": women's attitudes and risk perceptions towards male circumcision in Iringa, Tanzania. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
While male circumcision reduces the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission and certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs), there is little evidence that circumcision provides women with direct protection against HIV.
Erica H Layer, Sarah W Beckham, Lilian Mgeni, Catherine Shembilu, Romani B Momburi, Caitlin E Kennedy   +5 more
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Male infant circumcision and associated factors in Konso Zone Southern Ethiopia: community based survey [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Background Infant male circumcision reduces urinary tract infections during infancy and sexually transmitted infections during adulthood. However, people in varous communities challenge male infant circumsizion in Ethiopia.
Goye Orkaido Berisha, Berhan Tsegaye Negash, Zemenu Yohannes Kassa   +2 more
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Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Prevalence and Load of Genital Anaerobic Bacteria [PDF]

mBio, 2013
Male circumcision reduces female-to-male HIV transmission. Hypothesized mechanisms for this protective effect include decreased HIV target cell recruitment and activation due to changes in the penis microbiome.
Cindy M. Liu, Bruce A. Hungate, Aaron A. R. Tobian, David Serwadda, Jacques Ravel, Richard Lester, Godfrey Kigozi, Maliha Aziz, Ronald M. Galiwango, Fred Nalugoda, Tania L. Contente-Cuomo, Maria J. Wawer, Paul Keim, Ronald H. Gray, Lance B. Price   +14 more
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Modelling the public health impact of male circumcision for HIV prevention in high prevalence areas in Africa [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2007
Background Recent clinical trials in Africa, in combination with several observational epidemiological studies, have provided evidence that male circumcision can reduce HIV female-to-male transmission risk by 60% or more.
Moses Stephen, Nagelkerke Nico JD, de Vlas Sake J, Bailey Robert C   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Exploring factors influencing integration of traditional and medical male circumcision methods at Ingquza Hill Local Municipality, Eastern Cape: A socio-ecological perspective

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2019
Background: Medical male circumcision (MMC) and traditional male circumcision (TMC) are reportedly having negative and positive outcomes in the Eastern Cape province.
Sandile Prusente, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo, Yandisa Sikweyiya   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Social complexities of informed consent and assent among young males undergoing voluntary medical male circumcision in Eswatini

BMJ Global Health, 2022
Introduction As part of an effort to meet ambitious male circumcision targets in Eswatini, programme implementers have increasingly focused on young males, raising questions about informed consent.
E. Moyer, Rufus Baas, F. Shabalala
semanticscholar   +1 more source