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 [PDF]
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 +5 more
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Acceptability of medical male circumcision in the traditionally circumcising communities in Northern Tanzania [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2011 Background Data from traditionally circumcising communities show that non-circumcised males and those circumcised in the medical settings are stigmatised.
Mshana Gerry +5 more
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"After my husband's circumcision, I know that I am safe from diseases": women's attitudes and risk perceptions towards male circumcision in Iringa, Tanzania. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 While male circumcision reduces the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission and certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs), there is little evidence that circumcision provides women with direct protection against HIV.
Erica H Layer +5 more
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Techniques of male circumcision [PDF]
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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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 IntroductionAbout 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. This study sought to understand what influences men's circumcision
Simon P S Kibira +4 more
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QUAERENS: Journal of Theology and Christianity StudiesMale circumcision is often practiced across the world for a variety of reasons including health, medical necessity, beauty, tradition, or religion. Jews have practiced male circumcision since Abraham's time and continue until now. This practice is obligatory for Jewish males soon after they are born.
Yusak Tanasyah, Bobby Kurnia Putrawan
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Male circumcision uptake, postoperative complications, and satisfaction associated with mid-level providers in rural Kenya. [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess postoperative complications and patient satisfaction associated with mid-level provision of male circumcision in rural Kenya. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted among children, adolescents,
Obhai, George, Ngo, Thoai D
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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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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 +5 more
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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 +1 more
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