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Ympärileikkauksen oikeudellinen näkökulma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Opinnäytetyön aiheena on poikien ympärileikkauksen oikeudellinen näkökulma Suomessa. Opinnäytetyössä tarkastellaan poikien ympärileikkausta kansainvälisen sekä kansallisen lainsäädännön kautta.
Jussila, Ida, Vieru, Oona
core  

Embodying Tradition and Ascribing Meaning: Israeli Jewish Atheists Choosing to Circumcise Their Sons

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the meanings Israeli–Jewish atheists ascribe to their choice to circumcise their sons. Despite their lack of religious belief, many choose to engage in this practice, often seen as a typical representation of Jewish physical embodiment. Employing a lived religion approach, which emphasizes the multifaceted nature of human
Tammar Friedman
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional Male Circumcision: Ways to Prevent Deaths Due to Dehydration

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Men's Health, 2018
Deaths of initiates occurring in the circumcision initiation schools are preventable. Current studies list dehydration as one of the underlying causes of deaths among traditional male circumcision initiates in the Eastern Cape, a province in South Africa,
M. Douglas, T. Maluleke
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A “Wear and Tear” Hypothesis to Explain Sudden Infant Death Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death among USA infants under 1 year of age accounting for ~2,700 deaths per year. Although formally SIDS dates back at least 2,000 years and was even mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Kings 3:19),
American Academy of Pediatrics and Canadian Paediatric Society   +169 more
core   +2 more sources

Preoperative Virtual Reality for Pediatric Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesPediatric Anesthesia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia often face stress responses, anesthetic challenges, and delayed recovery. Virtual reality has emerged as a promising non‐pharmacological intervention, though its effectiveness varies across studies. This meta‐analysis evaluates the effects of preoperative virtual reality interventions
Difang Zhao, Ting Tian, Shuguang Jin
wiley   +1 more source

A case study for a psychographic-behavioral segmentation approach for targeted demand generation in voluntary medical male circumcision

open access: yeseLife, 2017
Public health programs are starting to recognize the need to move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach in demand generation, and instead tailor interventions to the heterogeneity underlying human decision making.
N. Guydosh   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Economic Analysis of Children's Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Analysis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BackgroundUnderstanding the economic value of health interventions is essential for policy makers to make informed resource allocation decisions. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize available information on the economic impact of ...
Ameh, Emmanuel A   +6 more
core   +4 more sources

The Demand for Medical Male Circumcision [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014
This paper measures the demand for adult medical male circumcision using an experiment that randomly offered varying-priced subsidies and comprehensive information to 1,600 uncircumcised men in urban Malawi. We find low demand for male circumcision: only 3 percent are circumcised over a three month period.
Jobiba Chinkhumba   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Mental Accounting, Remittances, and Celebrations

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Is one KGS of remittance income equal to one KGS of another source of income? The traditional concept of fungibility suggests that it is. However, if it is not, then migrant money transfers may cause behavioral changes at the household level, and their development impact can be huge.
Nurgul Tilenbaeva
wiley   +1 more source

Parental perception of male circumcision: a local cross sectional study in a Muslim community

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Urology
Background Male circumcision is regarded as one of the oldest and widely conducted surgical procedures. It entails partial or total removal of the prepuce skin. Recent human rights advocates have a higher dispute as regards circumcision.
Abdullatif K. Al-Maghlouth   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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