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Risk factors for incident human immunodeficiency virus infection in South African blood donors

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Recruiting blood donors among a population with a high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burden requires detailed information on HIV risks. We studied demographic and behavioural risk factors for incident HIV infection among blood donors in South Africa.
Avril Swarts, Karin van den Berg, Marion Vermeulen, Ute Jentsch, Darryl Creel, Ronel Swanevelder, Jennifer J. Hemingway‐Foday, Edward L. Murphy, Brian Custer   +8 more
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Histologically verified penile lichen sclerosus—Incidence in Denmark over 26 years and long‐term risk of penile and non‐penile cancer

International Journal of Cancer, Volume 157, Issue 6, Page 1086-1093, 15 September 2025.
What's new? About half of penile squamous cell carcinomas are causally associated with inflammatory conditions such as lichen sclerosus (LSc), but few large‐scale studies have assessed the risk of penile cancer in men with LSc. Here, the authors conducted a large nationwide study in Denmark to estimate the risk of penile and non‐penile cancer in men ...
Marianne Gardar Stærk, Emma L. Kaderly Rasmussen, Charlotte Gerd Hannibal, Rasmus Hertzum‐Larsen, Louise Baandrup, Susanne K. Kjær   +5 more
wiley   +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

Factors Influencing Chinese Male\u27s Willingness to Undergo Circumcision: A Cross-Sectional Study in Western China [PDF]

, 2012
Background Male circumcision (MC) has been shown to reduce the risk of female to male transmission of HIV. The goal of this survey was to explore the acceptability of MC among the Chinese and to identify factors associated with circumcision preference ...
Abdullah, Abu S., Deng, Wei, Jiang, Junjun, Liang, Hao, Qin, Bo, Ruan, Yuhua, Wang, Qian, Wang, Qianqiu, Wei, Bo, Wei, Fumei, Xie, Peiyan, Xu, Na, Yang, Xiaobo, Zhang, Weili, Zhong, Chaohui, Zou, Yunfeng   +15 more
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Mimetic Desire and Fantasies of Deliverance: Crucifying Girard's Claims About Religious Violence and Revelation

International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 22, Issue 3, September 2025.
ABSTRACT A previous paper described and challenged Girard's extensive revisions and rejections of psychoanalytic ideas, further elucidating some of his egregious misunderstandings and erroneous claims. This paper continues by dissecting his problematic claims about religion, especially his dubious insistence that Christian revelation is the only ...
Jerry S. Piven
wiley   +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

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

Occupational Benzene Exposure and Risk of Male Genital Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 68, Issue 8, Page 666-678, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Benzene is an established Group 1 carcinogen due to its leukemogenic properties. Recent studies suggest that occupational benzene exposure may be associated with solid cancers. However, little is known about its association with male genital cancers.
Alessandro Godono, Andrea Quattrocolo, Roberta Caradonna, Maria Vittoria Picciaiola, Paolo Boffetta, Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi   +5 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

Is Sex Like Driving? Risk Compensation Associated with Male Circumcision in Kisumu, Kenya [PDF]

Mass adult male circumcision campaigns for HIV prevention are underway across much of Sub-Saharan Africa. However, concern remains about risk compensation associated with the reduction in the probability of HIV transmission per risky act.
Christine Mattson, Nicholas Wilson, Wentao Xiong   +2 more
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