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Male circumcision and HIV infection in Swaziland: is there an association? [PDF]

, 2013
Thesis (M.A.)--University of the Witwatersrand, Demography and Population Studies, 2013Background: HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death among sexually active adults in SSA. In Swaziland, HIV prevalence is the highest in the world.
Machava, Richard Owen
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Application and Adaptation of Motivational Interviewing for Health Behaviours in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 26, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Motivational interviewing (MI) is a client‐based approach used for strengthening a person's own motivation for change. The use of MI to address health behaviours has begun to gain attention in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Adapting MI to relevant sociocultural settings could improve its accessibility and effectiveness for addressing ...
Abdulkareem Olaoluwa Abiola, Mamman Ali Masta, Henrietta O. Fawole, Tolu Atama, Maina Tar Alhaji Bulama, Chiedozie James Alumona, Francis O. Kolawole, Olayinka Akinrolie   +7 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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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
doaj   +1 more source

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
openaire   +2 more sources

Integrating Female Condoms into HIV Prevention Programs: A Case Study of Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Opportunities in Kenya [PDF]

, 2014
Female condoms are an important option for dual protection from unintended pregnancy and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, especially when male condoms cannot be used.

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Public Health Achievements in Rwanda: A 21st Century Transformation

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
This narrative review examines Rwanda's post‐2000 public health transformation using the WHO health system building blocks. It shows how strategic governance, universal health coverage via mutuelle de santé, community health workers, and digital health tools have driven substantial gains in maternal/child health, infectious disease control, and ...
Niyibizi Julius, Mugisha John, Nizeyimana Emmanuel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Lies Between Them? Exploring Relational Dynamics Among Hetero‐Gay Co‐Parents

Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 88, Issue 3, Page 659-671, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective This study seeks to enhance knowledge of the relationships between elective co‐parents in hetero‐gay families. Background Elective co‐parenting is an alternative family form that encompasses parents who are not intimate partners but decide to collaborate for the purpose of having children and raising them together.
Lior Bar, Ahuva Even‐Zohar
wiley   +1 more source

Universal Female Genital Mutilation and High Burden of Infibulation in Mogadishu: Cross‐Sectional Study on Severity, Types, and Associated Factors Among Adolescent Girls in Somalia

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The study aimed to investigate the prevalence, determinants, types, severity, and perceived health consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among adolescent girls aged 12–19 in Mogadishu, Somalia. The primary objective was to quantify the burden of different FGM types and identify socio‐cultural predictors. Methods A
Ahmed Abdinasir Abdule, Mohamed Abdirahim Omar, Gallad Dahir Hassan, Farah Abdille Hassan, Hana Mohamed Shidane, Nuradin Abdullahi Sheikh Rashid, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Omar Salad Elmi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Religiously-Motivated Medical Neglect: A Response to Professors Levin, Jacobs, and Arora [PDF]

, 2014
This Response to Professors Levin, Jacobs, and Arora’s article To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate: (When) Should the State Regulate Religion to Protect the Rights of Children and Third Parties?
Nzirorera, Leonidas, SHUMBUSHO, Jean-Pierre   +1 more
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