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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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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

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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Circumcision of male children for reduction of future risk for HIV: acceptability among HIV serodiscordant couples in Kampala, Uganda. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
The ultimate success of medical male circumcision for HIV prevention may depend on targeting male infants and children as well as adults, in order to maximally reduce new HIV infections into the future.We conducted a cross-sectional study among ...
Kenneth K Mugwanya, Christopher Whalen, Connie Celum, Edith Nakku-Joloba, Elly Katabira, Jared M Baeten   +5 more
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Demographic Differences in Circumcision Satisfaction among U.S. Males

Men's Health Journal, 2021
Introduction: Male circumcision involves the partial or total removal of the prepuce (foreskin) from the penis, and it is the most common surgical procedure performed on infants in the USA.
Lauren Sardi, William Jellison
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Knowledge about male circumcision and perception of risk for HIV among youth in Harare, Zimbabwe

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2019
Background: Male circumcision will require high uptake among previously non-circumcising countries to realise the impact of circumcising in preventing HIV.
Kudzaishe Mangombe, Ishmael Kalule-Sabiti   +1 more
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Male Circumcision Due to Phimosis as the Procedure That Is Not Only Relieving Clinical Symptoms of Phimosis But Also Improves the Quality of Sexual Life

Sexual Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Male circumcision is recognized as the most effective method of phimosis treatment. Analyzing the literature, the information about the influence of male circumcision due to phimosis for patients' subjective symptoms such as itching ...
Mateusz Czajkowski, MD, Katarzyna Czajkowska, MD, Karolina Zarańska, MD, Alicja Giemza, MD, Jakub Kłącz, PhD, Małgorzata Sokołowska-Wojdyło, Marcin Matuszewski   +6 more
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Evaluation of maternal preferences for neonatal male circumcision in Enugu Nigeria

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2022
Background: Although circumcision in male neonates is one of the most common procedures performed in neonatal surgery, mothers' preferences concerning the aspects of circumcision are not well-known.
Uchechukwu Obiora Ezomike, Josephat Maduabuchi Chinawa, Joseph T Enebe, Euzebus Chinonye Ezugwu, Elias C Aniwada, Nkeiruka Elsie Ezomike, Awoere T Chinawa, Sebastian Okwuchukwu Ekenze   +7 more
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Techniques of male circumcision

Journal of Surgical Technique and Case Report, 2013
Male circumcision is a controversial subject in surgical practice. There are, however, clear surgical indications of this procedure. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends newborn male circumcision for its preventive and public health benefits that has been shown to outweigh the risks of newborn male circumcision.
Abdulwahab-Ahmed, A, Mungadi, IA
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Adult male circumcision with a circular stapler versus conventional circumcision: A prospective randomized clinical trial [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2015
Male circumcision is the most frequently performed procedure by urologists. Safety and efficacy of the circumcision procedure requires continual improvement.
X.D. Jin, J.J. Lu, W.H. Liu, J. Zhou, R.K. Yu, B. Yu, X.J. Zhang, B.H. Shen   +7 more
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Factors hindering effective uptake of medical male circumcision at Untunjambili area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2019
Background: Before 19th century, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, male circumcision was regarded as a right to passage to manhood; however, during the ruling of King Shaka Zulu, circumcision was abolished.
Promise N. Sangweni, Thandisizwe R. Mavundla, Pule S. Moabi   +2 more
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