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Voluntary medical male circumcision versus religio-cultural circumcision and initiation rites: The case of Varemba of Mwenezi district in response to the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Zimbabwe

Theologia Viatorum, 2019
Male circumcision has long been associated with religious or cultural rituals which bestow culturally valuable status. In some communities, circumcision is believed to provide concomitant access to economic and spiritual resources such as land and the ...
Onias Matumbu, Vengesai Chimininge
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Medical aspects of male circumcision [PDF]

BMJ, 2007
#### Summary points Circumcision is the commonest surgical procedure in males, because routine infant circumcision is practised in many countries for religious and cultural reasons. It originated over 15 000 years ago, being performed for religious, ritualistic, and cultural reasons, and it was not until the 19th century that the procedure was ...
Padraig, Malone, Henrik, Steinbrecher
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The Patient, the Provider, and the TikTok Creator: Qualitative Analysis of the Content and Quality of Videos on Prenatal Genetic Screening

Journal of Midwifery &Women's Health, EarlyView.
Introduction Although providers may view the use of the noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) screen as an opportunity for patients to learn more about potential chromosomal variants of a fetus, research suggests that patients may view the genetic screening test primarily as an opportunity to learn about their fetus's sex chromosomes and may not ...
Erin P. Johnson, Naomi O. Riches, Stephanie Arceneaux, Emma Murdock, Caitlin Quade, Susanna R. Cohen, Robin E. Jensen   +6 more
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Religio‐Racial Lines, Intimate Ties: Christian–Muslim Couples, Birth Rituals, and the Bounds of Belonging

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Building on scholarship that conceptualizes race and religion as co‐constitutive forces within a “race‐religion constellation,” this article explores how this entanglement—profoundly infused and structured by secularity—is lived and negotiated in everyday life.
Deniz Aktaş
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Beyond the Cut: Generative Refusal and the Reimagining of Jewish Affiliation in Contemporary Israel

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Jewish‐Israeli society, circumcision (brit milah) carries far‐reaching significance, symbolizing both the covenant between god and the Jewish people and serving as a key marker of communal affiliation and cultural continuity. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with Jewish‐Israeli parents who have chosen not to circumcise their sons and using ...
Nina Rageth
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Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Prevalence and Load of Genital Anaerobic Bacteria

mBio, 2013
Male circumcision reduces female-to-male HIV transmission. Hypothesized mechanisms for this protective effect include decreased HIV target cell recruitment and activation due to changes in the penis microbiome.
Cindy M. Liu, Bruce A. Hungate, Aaron A. R. Tobian, David Serwadda, Jacques Ravel, Richard Lester, Godfrey Kigozi, Maliha Aziz, Ronald M. Galiwango, Fred Nalugoda, Tania L. Contente-Cuomo, Maria J. Wawer, Paul Keim, Ronald H. Gray, Lance B. Price   +14 more
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Prognostic Factors for Postoperative Complications. An Aggregate Protocol for 10 Observational Studies From the Danish TRIPLE‐A Cohort of 1.2 Million Surgeries

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Volume 70, Issue 7, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Postoperative complications substantially increase morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Understanding prognostic factors is essential for risk stratification, targeted prevention strategies, and development of prediction models.
Anders Peder Højer Karlsen, Asta Prescott, Caroline Folkersen, Jens Laigaard, Atena Saito, Caroline Lando Klammer, Mik Wetterslev, Emil Ipsen Ørskov, Mathilde Fahrendorff, Rebecca Kiær, Helene Holm Laigaard, Nichlas Hovmand, Lars Hyldborg Lundstrøm, Sebastian Buhl Rasmussen, Anders Kehlet Nørskov, Markus Harboe Olsen   +15 more
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Circumcision weeks: Making circumcision part of routine training and service delivery at district-level hospitals in South Africa

South African Family Practice, 2011
Background: Medically safe, elective male circumcision supports traditional and cultural rites of passage by reducing the risk of adverse events and death among men undergoing initiation.
F. Peters, T.S. Marcus
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Renal ultrasound after first febrile urinary tract infection in hospitalized children: The ROUTINE prospective observational study protocol

Journal of Hospital Medicine, Volume 21, Issue 7, Page 828-836, July 2026.
Abstract Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common reason for hospitalization in young children. American and Canadian guidelines recommend universal renal ultrasound after a first febrile UTI to identify genitourinary abnormalities that require further management, despite limited supporting evidence. The Renal ultrasOund after first febrile
Sanjay Mahant, Keenjal Mistry, Ann Bayliss, Nicholas Barrowman, Karen Born, Cornelia Borkhoff, Raman Chawla, David D'Arienzo, Aurelie D'Hondt, Kim De Castris‐Garcia, Joana Dos Santos, Olivier Drouin, Ricardo Faingold, Vince Albert Flores, Jessica Foulds, Jeremy Friedman, Lucy Giglia, Joanna Holland, Radha Jetty, Kristopher Kang, Patricia Li, Grace Leo, Armando Lorenzo, Elise Lu, Colin Macarthur, Kyle Millar, Myla E. Moretti, Nassr Nama, Olivia Ostrow, Rachel Pearl, Patricia Parkin, Mandy Rickard, Mahmoud Sakran, Anupam Sehgal, Nader Shaikh, Sepideh Taheri, Otto G. Vanderkooi, Gemma Vomiero, Kim Zhou, Peter J. Gill, the Canadian Paediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN), Maria Karaceper, Alexandra Kilian, Shamini Selvakumar, Matthew Carwana, Karen Forbes, Nassr Nama, Niraj Mistry, Alastair Fung, Geert t'Jong, Gita Wahi, Justin Jagger, Marc‐Andrea Dugas, Paul Moorehead, Karolyn Hardy‐Brown   +54 more
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Modelling the public health impact of male circumcision for HIV prevention in high prevalence areas in Africa

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2007
Background Recent clinical trials in Africa, in combination with several observational epidemiological studies, have provided evidence that male circumcision can reduce HIV female-to-male transmission risk by 60% or more.
Moses Stephen, Nagelkerke Nico JD, de Vlas Sake J, Bailey Robert C   +3 more
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