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Service delivery interventions to increase uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention: A systematic review. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) remains an essential component of combination HIV prevention services, particularly in priority countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Atkins, Kaitlyn, Baggaley, Rachel, Fonner, Virginia A, Kennedy, Caitlin E, O'Reilly, Kevin R, Rutherford, George W, Samuelson, Julia, Sweat, Michael D, Yeh, Ping Teresa   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Recommendation Versus Current Status: Retrospective Analysis of Age to Circumcise in a District Hospital

İstanbul Medical Journal, 2023
Introduction:Circumcision is one of the oldest and most frequently performed surgeries worldwide. The age of circumcision varies according to the country and region.
Muhammer Ergenç, Tevfik Kıvılcım Uprak   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES TOWARDS SAFE MALE CIRCUMCISION AMONG YOUTH RECEIVING MEDICAL SERVICES AT LUGASA HEALTH CENTRE III, KAYUNGA DISTRICT. A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Background: Objective: To determine youth’s knowledge about safe male circumcision as well as assess their attitude towards utilization of safe male circumcision services and also determine the practices in utilization of safe male circumcision at ...
Jonathan Econi
doaj   +1 more source

Randomized, Controlled Intervention Trial of Male Circumcision for Reduction of HIV Infection Risk: The ANRS 1265 Trial

PLoS Medicine, 2005
Background Observational studies suggest that male circumcision may provide protection against HIV-1 infection. A randomized, controlled intervention trial was conducted in a general population of South Africa to test this hypothesis.
B. Auvert, D. Taljaard, E. Lagarde, J. Sobngwi-Tambekou, R. Sitta, A. Puren   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Complications of circumcision in male neonates, infants and children: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Approximately one in three men are circumcised globally, but there are relatively few data on the safety of the procedure. The aim of this paper is to summarize the literature on frequency of adverse events following pediatric circumcision ...
Halperin, Daniel, Larke, Natasha, Schenker, Inon, Weiss, Helen A   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Acceptability of medical male circumcision in the traditionally circumcising communities in Northern Tanzania

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, Mosha Jacklin F, Mwanga Joseph R, Wambura Mwita, Mosha Frank, Changalucha John   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic compensation interventions to increase uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundEconomic compensation interventions may help support higher voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) coverage in priority sub-Saharan African countries.
Atkins, Kaitlyn, Baggaley, Rachel, Fonner, Virginia A, Kennedy, Caitlin E, O'Reilly, Kevin R, Rutherford, George W, Samuelson, Julia, Sweat, Michael D, Yeh, Ping Teresa   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Critical evaluation of arguments opposing male circumcision: A systematic review

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2019
To systematically evaluate evidence against male circumcision (MC).
B. Morris, S. Moreton, J. Krieger
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors associated with acceptability of child circumcision in Botswana -- a cross sectional survey

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Safe male child circumcision has been recently adopted as a potential strategy to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission in later life in Botswana. Methods Data used was derived from a cross-sectional survey, the Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS) IV ...
Mpho Keetile, Motsholathebe Bowelo
doaj   +1 more source