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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.

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, Marguerite Daniel, Lynn Muhimbuura Atuyambe, Fredrick Edward Makumbi, Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Male circumcision and global HIV/AIDS epidemic challenges

African Journal of Urology, 2019
Background Given the devastating mortality and morbidity associated with HIV/AIDS, many potential prevention measures against HIV infection continue to be explored. Most prevention methods are in the realm of sexual behavior change.
Emiola Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Mudasiru Adebayo Salami, Taiwo Akeem Lawal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Male circumcision: An overview

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2008
Circumcision is one of the common operations performed worldwide, for various reasons. Controversy exists as to whether circumcision is an operation. This literature review discusses the indications of circumcision, benefits and complications of circumcision, and alternatives to circumcision.
openaire   +3 more sources

Evaluation of Ceftriaxone as a Monotherapy and Amoxicillin With Clavulanic Acid as Combination Therapy in Surgical Prophylaxis

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is crucial in preventing postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs), especially in clean and clean‐contaminated surgeries. It was a prospective comparative observational study that compared the effectiveness and safety of single‐dose ceftriaxone monotherapy with amoxicillin–clavulanic acid as a ...
Anayat Ullah, Arsh Ali, Md Nematullah, Suriya Kumar Singh, Anant Singh Paliwal, Najish Parveen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Male infant circumcision and associated factors in Konso Zone Southern Ethiopia: community based survey

BMC Pediatrics
Background Infant male circumcision reduces urinary tract infections during infancy and sexually transmitted infections during adulthood. However, people in various communities challenge male infant circumcision in Ethiopia.
Goye Orkaido Berisha, Berhan Tsegaye Negash, Zemenu Yohannes Kassa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

MicroRNA‐130a‐3p Targets the Androgen‐Related Transcription Factor MAFB: Effects on Proliferation, Migration, Apoptosis, and Cell Cycle in Hypospadias

Pediatric Discovery, EarlyView.
MicroRNA‐130a‐3p targets and inhibits MAFB expression, leading to the development of hypospadimas. MicroRNA‐130a‐3p inhibits the expression of MAFB, disrupts the normal processes of cell proliferation, migration, cell apoptosis, and cycle progression, and ultimately leads to the development of hypospadias.
Jiaxin Zhou, Yixuan Wang, Zhicheng Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Zhenmin Liu, Hongsong Chen, Xingguo Luo, Chunlan Long, Lianju Shen, Xing Liu, Guanghui Wei   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preoperative caudal blocks associated with decreased cumulative opioid requirements compared to postoperative caudal blocks in pediatric urologic surgery

UroPrecision, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Caudal blocks (CB) are a cornerstone of pediatric urologic surgery, providing effective analgesia while mitigating potential neurotoxicity associated with general anesthesia and opioids. However, the optimal timing of CB—preoperative versus postoperative—remains controversial.
Jordan L. Mendelson, William Brenseke, Diego Alvarez Vega, William Nguyen, Mohammed Shium, Saige Gitlin, Ronnie G. Fine, Steven C. Friedman, Mark Horowitz, Walter I. Weiss, Raghu Idupuganti, Jordan S. Gitlin   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who Is a Patriotic Man? Rethinking Hegemonic Masculinity in Modern Iran

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the analytical viability of the concept of “hegemonic masculinity” in the historical study of masculinities in early‐twentieth‐century Iran (c.1890–1941). It argues that a radical problematizing of the concepts of hegemony, class, “the West,” and patriotism helps us move beyond the binaries of Western‐Iranian and modern ...
Ali Hashemian
wiley   +1 more source

Multifactorial determinants of male genital measurements: Correlations of stretched penile length and anogenital distance with anthropometric parameters

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The stretched penile length is recognized as the most reliable measure of true penile size, this fact is not widely acknowledged, and societal myths often associate penile length with other anthropometric measurements. While markers of prenatal androgen exposure, such as anogenital distance and the second‐to‐fourth digit ratio (2D ...
Coşkun Kaya, Mehmet Erhan Aydın, Aykut Aykaç, Sevda Sungur, Murat Dursun, Ateş Kadıoğlu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seventh Åland Island Meeting on von Willebrand Disease

Haemophilia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The seventh Åland Island Meeting on von Willebrand Disease (VWD) was held on the Åland archipelago in Finland, from 26 to 28 September 2024. Aim The meeting brought together experts in the field of VWD from around the world to share the latest advances and knowledge in VWD.
Riitta Lassila, Ruben Bierings, Nathan T. Connell, Fernando F. Corrales‐Medina, Augusto B. Federici, Veronica H. Flood, Floor Heubel‐Moenen, Jill M. Johnsen, Geoffrey Kuppens, Davide Matino, Carolyn Millar, Ingmar Schoen, Anish Sharda, Robert F. Sidonio Jr, Alok Srivastava, Timea Szanto, Angela C. Weyand, Erik Berntorp   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source