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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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The Medical Benefits of Male Circumcision [PDF]

JAMA, 2011
With 2 new states recently joining 16 others in eliminating Medicaid insurance for male circumcision, possible ballot initiatives to ban male circumcision, and the long-awaited American Academy of Pediatrics male circumcision policy statement, there is a need to evaluate the medical risks and benefits of male circumcision, particularly in light of ...
Aaron A R, Tobian, Ronald H, Gray
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Natural Language Processing Analysis of WhatsApp Messages to Identify Unrecognized HIV Prevention Needs Among Young Women in Kenya

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 29, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Identifying HIV prevention needs is challenging. Common approaches (e.g. public health campaigns, HIV risk scores) have limited sensitivity. Natural language processing techniques, such as topic modelling and computational linguistics, can extract meaning and subjective information from text.
Jessica E. Haberer, Bernard Rono, Rakesh Ravi, Vinal Bagaria, Sinchana Shetty, Shanmukh Moparthi, Kevin Oware, Josephine B. Odoyo, Lindsey Garrison, William Rand, Elizabeth A. Bukusi   +10 more
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Parental perception of male circumcision: a local cross sectional study in a Muslim community

African Journal of Urology
Background Male circumcision is regarded as one of the oldest and widely conducted surgical procedures. It entails partial or total removal of the prepuce skin. Recent human rights advocates have a higher dispute as regards circumcision.
Abdullatif K. Al-Maghlouth, Ossama M. Zakaria   +1 more
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Who Is a Patriotic Man? Rethinking Hegemonic Masculinity in Modern Iran

Gender &History, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 846-858, October 2026.
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

Safe male circumcision in Botswana: Tension between traditional practices and biomedical marketing [PDF]

, 2015
Botswana has been running Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) since 2009 and has not yet met its target. Donors like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Africa Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership (funded by the Gates Foundation) in ...
Daniel, Marguerite, Masego Katisi, Katisi, Masego, Marguerite Daniel   +3 more
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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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Disordered pancreatic and gastrointestinal hormone responses to nutrient stimulation in Zambian children with severe acute malnutrition

Experimental Physiology, Volume 111, Issue 10, Page 4552-4564, 1 October 2026.
Abstract Nutrient sensing enables the body to detect and respond to nutrient availability through hormonal regulation. In this study, we examined nutrient‐stimulated hormonal responses in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) compared with hospitalized (HC) and community (CC) child comparators.
Ellen Besa, Ruth Phiri, Andreck Tembo, Gwen Nayame, Amon Ngongola, Jens Rehfeld, Bolette Hartmann, Gary Frost, Douglas C. Heimburger, Paul Kelly   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neighborhood Economic Deprivation, Hispanic Ethnic Enclaves, and Congenital Anomalies in Texas

Birth Defects Research, Volume 118, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Congenital anomalies are common, costly, and potentially life‐threatening. The impacts of structural determinants of health on risk for these conditions have scarcely been studied. We evaluated associations between residence in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods or Hispanic/Latino enclaves and congenital anomalies.
Jeremy M. Schraw, Rutu A. Rathod, Amy E. Hughes, Sandi L. Pruitt, Russell S. Kirby, Gary M. Shaw, Philip J. Lupo   +6 more
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Is Sex Like Driving? Risk Compensation Associated with Male Circumcision in Kisumu, Kenya [PDF]

Mass adult male circumcision campaigns for HIV prevention are underway across much of Sub-Saharan Africa. However, concern remains about risk compensation associated with the reduction in the probability of HIV transmission per risky act.
Nicholas Wilson, Wentao Xiong, Christine Mattson   +2 more
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