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Factors associated with female genital mutilation in Burkina Faso and its policy implications [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) usually undertaken between the ages of 1-9 years and is widely practised in some part of Africa and by migrants from African countries in other parts of the world.
Karmaker, Bue, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Bue Karmaker, Karmaker, B., Donna Chung, Aileen Clarke, Kandala, N., Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Chung, Donna, Clarke, Aileen, Clarke, A.   +10 more
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Khitan Anak Perempuan, Tradisi, dan Paham Keagamaan Islam: Analisa Teks Hermeneutika Fazlur Rahman

Buana Gender: Jurnal Studi Gender dan Anak, 2016
The practice of girls circumcision in Indonesian still exists these days. Though it is not as severe as the practice of circumcision in Africa and Middle East, the practice of circumcision in Indonesia is still classified as very unsophisticated ...
Masthuriyah Sa’dan
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Disordered pancreatic and gastrointestinal hormone responses to nutrient stimulation in Zambian children with severe acute malnutrition

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
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

Factors influencing Chinese male's willingness to undergo circumcision: a cross-sectional study in western China. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Male circumcision (MC) has been shown to reduce the risk of female to male transmission of HIV. The goal of this survey was to explore the acceptability of MC among the Chinese and to identify factors associated with circumcision preference ...
Xiaobo Yang, Abu S Abdullah, Bo Wei, Junjun Jiang, Wei Deng, Bo Qin, Weili Yan, Qianqiu Wang, Chaohui Zhong, Qian Wang, Yuhua Ruan, Yunfeng Zou, Peiyan Xie, Fumei Wei, Na Xu, Hao Liang   +15 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Have We Met Before? Findings on HIV Retesting in Routine Healthcare Settings, Using Eswatini HIV‐1 Recent Infection Surveillance Data

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 29, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Eswatini is rapidly approaching the conditions needed to achieve and sustain HIV epidemic control. Repeating diagnostic testing of people living with HIV (PLHIV) already on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is not typically indicated, can lead to misidentification of new HIV diagnoses and distorts estimates of progress towards epidemic
Claire C. Steiner, Eugenie A. Poirot, Samkelo Simelane, Dumile Sibandze, Lenhle Dube, Vusie Lokotfwako, Jessica Justman, Kathryn Lupoli, Trudy Dobbs, Munyaradzi Pasipamire, Cebisile Ngcamphalala, Ruben Sahabo, Harriet Nuwagaba‐Biribonwoha, Suzue Saito   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equity and Respect in Maternal and Infant Healthcare—A Report From the 2025 Venice Forum

Acta Paediatrica, Volume 115, Issue 9, Page 1861-1866, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine equity and respectful care for women and infants from five perspectives: the global context; economic issues; healthcare systems; legal and policy issues; opportunities to benefit from biomedical research. Methods Narrative review.
Mark Hanson, Ariadne Malamitsi‐Puchner, Flavia Bustreo, Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Hema Divaker, Joseph Haddad, Rajat Khosla, Anne Kihara, Donna Ockenden, Sandra Oyarzo‐Torres, Camilla Pickles, Lesley Regan, Jennifer Harris Requejo, Agnès Soucat, Kate Womersley, Neena Modi   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

MOLUBINGO TRADITION: THE SACRED OF FEMALE CIRCUMCISION ON ISLAMIC RITUAL PRACTICE, TRADITION, AND POWER IN GORONTALO, INDONESIA [PDF]

Trames
The practice of female circumcision is widely recognised across many regions, notwithstanding the ongoing debate and controversy surrounding it. Similarly, in Indonesia, this contentious issue encompasses various concerns regarding religion, tradition ...
Muhammad Dachlan, Arfan Nusi, Wuri Handoko, Hamdar Arraiyyah, Rismawidiawati Rismawidiawati, Dandung Budi Yuwono   +5 more
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Interstitial 11q Deletions and Terminal 11q Duplications Cause a Bleeding Tendency due to Platelet Dysfunction That Is Similar to 11q Deletions Causing Jacobsen Syndrome

European Journal of Haematology, Volume 117, Issue 3, Page 662-672, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Jacobsen syndrome, resulting from a terminal deletion of chromosome 11 (11q), may lead to an increased bleeding tendency due to low platelet counts or platelet dysfunction. Currently, information on bleeding tendency and platelet function in patients with nonterminal 11q‐aberrations such as larger deletions, interstitial 11q ...
Elise J. Huisman, Virgil A. S. H. Dalm, Marieke Joosten, Frans J. Smiers, Leendert Porcelijn, Arjan Hoogendijk, Hans Janssen, Nicole N. van der Wel, Idske C. L. Kremer Hovinga, Masja de Haas, Marjon H. Cnossen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source