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British Journal of General Practice, 2010 Circumcision is one of the oldest and the most controversial surgical procedures performed worldwide and is almost universal among Muslim and Jewish men. Most medical institutions in various countries agree that although there may be health benefits, there is no medical justification for routine circumcision in neonates or children.
Puri, Poonam +2 more
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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 +5 more
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BMC Public Health, 2012 Background In recent randomized controlled trials, male circumcision has been proven to complement the available biomedical interventions in decreasing HIV transmission from infected women to uninfected men. Consequently, Tanzania is striving to scale-up
Tarimo Edith AM +5 more
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The (mis)reporting of male circumcision status among men and women in Zambia and Swaziland: a randomized evaluation of interview methods. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: To date, male circumcision prevalence has been estimated using surveys of men self-reporting their circumcision status. HIV prevention trials and observational studies involving female participants also collect data on partners' circumcision ...
Paul C Hewett +3 more
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The association of meatal stenosis and infant circumcision
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2023 Background. The association of meatal stenosis with age at circumcision is controversial. We noticed a high rate of meatal stenosis in a region where early circumcision is traditional.
Sibel Tiryaki, Yaşar Issi
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Libertarianism and circumcision [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014 Despite the millenniums-old tradition in Abrahamic circles of removing the foreskin of a penis at birth, the involuntary and aggressive practice of circumcision must not be made an exception to the natural, negative right to self-ownership-a birthright which should prevent a parent from physically harming a child from the moment of birth going forward.
Patrick Testa, Walter E. Block
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Catastrophic Complications of Circumcision by Traditional Circumcisers
Open Access Emergency Medicine, 2021 Circumcision is one of the important public surgeries performed globally. It is a popular non-therapeutic procedure that can be performed by people of various abilities and skills, ranging from trained medical practitioners to non-specialists, depending on their cultural and social backgrounds.
Faisal Ahmed +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:Voluntary medical male circumcision has been promoted in high HIV prevalence settings to prevent HIV acquisition in males. However, the uptake of circumcision in many sub-Saharan African settings remains low.
Katrina F Ortblad +5 more
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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
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