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The potential impact of male circumcision on HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

, 2006
\ud A randomized controlled trial (RCT) has shown that male circumcision (MC) reduces sexual transmission of HIV from women to men by 60% (32%-76%; 95% CI) offering an intervention of proven efficacy for reducing the sexual spread of HIV.
Getz, Wayne M., Auvert, Bertran, Brian G Williams, Catherine Hankins, Bertran Auvert, Lloyd-Smith, James, O., Hankins Catherine, Hargrove John, Lloyd-Smith, James O, Lloyd-Smith, James,, Wayne M Getz, Getz, Wayne, M., Isabelle de Zoysa, Christopher Dye, Lloyd-Smith, James O., Auvert Bertran, de Zoysa, Isabelle, John Hargrove, Williams, Brian,, Williams, Brian G., Getz, Wayne M, James O Lloyd-Smith, Eleanor Gouws, Dye, Christopher, Williams, Brian, G., Dye Christopher, James O. Lloyd-smith, Williams Brian G, Williams, Brian G, Hankins, Catherine, Brian G. Williams, Lloyd-Smith James O, Gouws Eleanor, de Zoysa Isabelle, Hargrove, John, Getz, Wayne,, Gouws, Eleanor, Getz Wayne M   +37 more
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Factors hindering effective uptake of medical male circumcision at Untunjambili area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2019
Background: Before 19th century, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, male circumcision was regarded as a right to passage to manhood; however, during the ruling of King Shaka Zulu, circumcision was abolished.
Promise N. Sangweni, Thandisizwe R. Mavundla, Pule S. Moabi   +2 more
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Estimation of country-specific and global prevalence of male circumcision

Population Health Metrics, 2016
BackgroundMale circumcision (MC) status and genital infection risk are interlinked and MC is now part of HIV prevention programs worldwide. Current MC prevalence is not known for all countries globally.
B. Morris, R. Wamai, Esther B Henebeng, A. Tobian, J. Klausner, Joya Banerjee, C. Hankins   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Circumcision-incision orchidopexy: A novel technique for palpable, low inguinal undescended testis [PDF]

Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2017
Given that both orchidopexy and circumcision are commonly done in a single operative setting, we adopted a technique of combined orchidopexy and circumcision using a single circumcision incision.
Michael E. Chua, Jan Michael A. Silangcruz, Odina Gomez, Jun S. Dy, Marcelino L. Morales Jr   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Male circumcision and human papillomavirus infection in men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

, 2011
BACKGROUND: We systematically reviewed the evidence for an association between male circumcision and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection and genital warts in men. METHODS: PubMed and Embase were searched to 15 September 2010.
Isabel dos Santos Silva, Thomas, Sara L, Weiss, Helen A, Dos Santos Silva, Isabel, Helen A. Weiss, Sara L. Thomas, Larke, Natasha, Natasha Larke   +7 more
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Does voluntary medical male circumcision protect against sexually transmitted infections among men and women in real-world scale-up settings? Findings of a household survey in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BMJ Global Health, 2019
Introduction Male circumcision (MC) confers partial protection to men against HIV and, in research settings, some sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It is also associated with protection from some STIs among female partners. However, real-world data
S. Davis, C. Toledo, Lara Lewis, B. Maughan-Brown, K. Ayalew, A. Kharsany   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors influencing satisfaction with male circumcision in Taiwan

Scientific Reports, 2023
We aimed to investigate patient satisfaction with male circumcision in Taiwan. An online, questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study involving 376 circumcised men 20 to 40 years of age in Taiwan was conducted.
Chia Hung Chen, Wei-Ming Cheng, Yu-Hua Fan, Tung-Ping Chang   +3 more
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GS‐9620 alleviates psoriasis‐like inflammation by regulating autophagy in keratinocytes

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Psoriasis is an immune‐mediated inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by excessive proliferation and abnormal differentiation of keratinocytes. GS‐9620 can increase the expression of ATG5, ATG7 and ATG16L1, thereby regulating the autophagy of keratinocytes and inhibiting the secretion of related inflammatory factors.
Yansi Lyu, Wei Zhou, Pei Zhang, Chen Lin, Xin Wen, Zigang Zhao, Guoqiang Zhang, Qian Zhang, Si Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circumcision of male infants and children as a public health measure in developed countries: A critical assessment of recent evidence

Global Public Health, 2018
In December of 2014, an anonymous working group under the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a draft of the first-ever federal recommendations regarding male circumcision.
M. Frisch, B. Earp
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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