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Male circumcision [PDF]

Internal Medicine Journal, 2012
Male circumcision consists of the surgical removal of some, or all, of the foreskin (or prepuce) from the penis. It is one of the most common procedures in the world. In the United States, the procedure is commonly performed during the newborn period.
Susan Blank, Michael Brady, Ellen Buerk, Waldemar Carlo, Douglas Diekema, Andrew Freedman, Lynne Maxwell, Steven Wegner   +7 more
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A systematic review of urethral complications following male circumcision: The importance of provider training

Nigerian 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, Christian Agbo Agbo   +1 more
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Male Circumcision Reduces Penile HPV Incidence and Persistence: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Kenya

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 2021
Background: Male circumcision reduces the risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection in men. We assessed the effect of male circumcision on the incidence and natural history of human papillomavirus (HPV) in a randomized clinical trial in Kisumu ...
Jennifer S. Smith, Danielle M. Backes, M. Hudgens, Wenwen Mei, H. Chakraborty, Eliane Rohner, S. Moses, K. Agot, C. Meijer, R. Bailey   +9 more
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Key challenges to voluntary medical male circumcision uptake in traditionally circumcising settings of Machinga district in Malawi

BMC Public Health, 2021
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is becoming more popular as an important HIV prevention strategy. Malawi, with a high HIV and AIDS prevalence rate of 8.8% and a low male circumcision prevalence rate of 28% in 2016, is one of the priority ...
Rodney Masese, G. Mwalabu, P. Petrucka, P. Mapulanga   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Infant male circumcision: healthcare provider knowledge and associated factors. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The emerging science demonstrates various health benefits associated with infant male circumcision and adult male circumcision; yet rates are declining in the United States. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for
Erin J Starzyk, Michele A Kelley, Rachel N Caskey, Alan Schwartz, Joan F Kennelly, Robert C Bailey   +5 more
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Declining rates in male circumcision amidst increasing evidence of its public health benefit. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2007
BACKGROUND: Recent experimental evidence has demonstrated the benefits of male circumcision for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Zohar Mor, Charlotte K Kent, Robert P Kohn, Jeffrey D Klausner   +3 more
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Newborn male circumcision [PDF]

Paediatrics & Child Health, 2015
The circumcision of newborn males in Canada has become a less frequent practice over the past few decades. This change has been significantly influenced by past recommendations from the Canadian Paediatric Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics, who both affirmed that the procedure was not medically indicated.
Ann L Jefferies, S Todd Sorokan, Jane C Finlay   +2 more
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Exploring drivers for safe male circumcision: Experiences with health education and understanding of partial HIV protection among newly circumcised men in Wakiso, Uganda. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
INTRODUCTION:About 2.5 million men have voluntarily been circumcised since Uganda started implementing the WHO recommendation to scale up safe male circumcision to reduce HIV transmission.
Simon P S Kibira, Marguerite Daniel, Lynn Muhimbuura Atuyambe, Fredrick Edward Makumbi, Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy   +4 more
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Religious circumcision (Khatna) and circumcision mishaps in Kashmiri children

African 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, Humayoon Rasool, Ajaz Ahmad Rather, Younis Ahmad, Insha Rasool   +4 more
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Impact of male circumcision on risk of HIV infection in men in a changing epidemic context – systematic review and meta‐analysis

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2020
WHO/UNAIDS recommended Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in 2007 based on systematic review of observational studies prior to 1999 and three randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Timothy Farley, J. Samuelson, M. K. Grabowski, W. Ameyan, Ronald H. Gray, R. Baggaley   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source