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Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Prevalence and Load of Genital Anaerobic Bacteria

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
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of Virtual Reality vs. Tablet Games for Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Bone Pins Removal: Randomised Clinical Trial

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To verify the efficacy of virtual reality compared to tablet games for pain and anxiety management in children undergoing percutaneous bone pin and/or suture removal procedures. Design Randomised clinical trial using two parallel groups: (1) virtual reality or (2) tablet game.
Estelle Guingo, Mathilde Hupin Debeurme, Raissa Passos dos Santos, Sofia Addab, Pierre Rainville, Stéphane Bouchard, Khadidja Chougui, Argerie Tsimicalis, Marie‐Lyne Nault, Thierry Ducruet, Omar Ledjiar, Melanie Noel, Kate St‐Arneault, Casey Cotes‐Turpin, Nicole Hung, Pascale Ouimet, Stefan Parent, Julien Gardner, Mitchell Bernstein, Sylvie Le May   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of female choice and age-dependent male traits with paternal germ-line mutation [PDF]

arXiv, 2013
Several studies question the adaptive value of female preferences for older males. Theory and evidence show that older males carry more deleterious mutations in their sperm than younger males carry. These mutations are not visible to females choosing mates.
arxiv  

No Right to an Open Future

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Liberals writing about the family frequently cite the child's ‘right to an open future’ in discussions of the ethics of parental decision‐making for young children. This purported right grounds certain claims on behalf of children in considerations related to their future autonomy.
Joseph Millum
wiley   +1 more source

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

Journal 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

Assessing Progress, Impact, and Next Steps in Rolling Out Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in 14 Priority Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa through 2014

PLoS ONE, 2016
Background In 2007, the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) identified 14 priority countries across eastern and southern Africa for scaling up voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services.
K. Kripke, E. Njeuhmeli, J. Samuelson, M. Schnure, S. Dalal, T. Farley, C. Hankins, A. Thomas, J. Reed, P. Stegman, N. Bock   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Circumcision weeks: Making circumcision part of routine training and service delivery at district-level hospitals in South Africa

South African Family Practice, 2011
Background: Medically safe, elective male circumcision supports traditional and cultural rites of passage by reducing the risk of adverse events and death among men undergoing initiation.
F. Peters, T.S. Marcus
doaj   +1 more source

Tailoring Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs) to Improve Child Feeding and Use of Indigenous Preserved Foods in Drought‐Affected Kenya: Considerations for Climate Shocks

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
This assessment examined the use of traditional preserved foods to improve infant and young child feeding in northern Kenya's drought‐affected communities that were part of a humanitarian assistance program. The findings presented explore cultural, gender, and social norms in relation to IYCF practices and use the Trials of Improved Practices ...
Everlyn Matiri, Lacey Ramirez, Abdinasir Elmi, Joseph Gaithuma, Rachel Kavithe, Martin Waweru, Margaret Kahiga, Justine. A. Kavle   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of male circumcision incidence in a traditionally non-circumcising South African population-based cohort

PLoS ONE, 2018
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision has been promoted in high HIV prevalence settings to prevent HIV acquisition in males. However, the uptake of circumcision in many sub-Saharan African settings remains low.
K. Ortblad, T. Bärnighausen, N. Chimbindi, S. Masters, J. Salomon, G. Harling   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The influence of socioeconomic factors on choice of infant male circumcision provider in rural Ghana; a community level population based study

BMC Pediatrics, 2017
Background The influence of socio-economic determinants on choice of infant male circumcision provider is not known in areas with high population coverage such as rural Africa. The overall aim of this study was to determine the key socio-economic factors
Thomas Gyan, Kimberley McAuley, Natalie Strobel, Sam Newton, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Karen Edmond   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source