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The Perceptions on Male Circumcision as a Preventive Measure Against HIV Infection and Considerations in Scaling up of the Services: A Qualitative Study Among Police Officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2012
\ud 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.
B Auvert, BJ Morris, D Stokols, DD Brewer, Deodatus Kakoko, DM Fergusson, EA Tarimo, EA Tarimo, Edith AM Tarimo, EJ Schoen, Eric Sandstrom, G Kigozi, G Kigozi, GJ Londish, HA Weiss, HR Mahler, JM Francis, JM Morse, Joel M Francis, JR Daling, JR Mwanga, JT Bertrand, KR McLeroy, L Richard, LW Green, M Bakari, M Bakari, Muhammad Bakari, N Shaikh, N Siegfried, National AIDS Control Programme, O Meissner, P Lissouba, Patricia Munseri, PK Drain, R Kelly, RC Bailey, RH Gray, RH Gray, RH Gray, SR Sawires, T Robinson, TACAIDS, Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS), The United Republic of Tanzania Prime Minister's office, United Republic of Tanzania, World Health Organization, X Castellsague   +47 more
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Systematic review of complications arising from male circumcision

BJUI Compass, 2022
Background Neonatal male circumcision is the most common procedure performed on paediatric patients (Simpson et al., 2014) and one of the most common surgical procedures in the world (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012).
Stanca Iris Iacob
exaly   +2 more sources

"After my husband's circumcision, I know that I am safe from diseases": Women's Attitudes and Risk Perceptions Towards Male Circumcision in Iringa, Tanzania. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
While male circumcision reduces the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission and certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs), there is little evidence that circumcision provides women with direct protection against HIV.
A Herman-Roloff, B Auvert, BA Friedland, Caitlin E. Kennedy, Catherine Shembilu, CL Mattson, D William Cameron, Erica H. Layer, G Guest, G Kigozi, HA Weiss, HR Mahler, J Dushoff, JM Morse, K Charmaz, K Lundsby, L Eaton, LA Eaton, Lilian Mgeni, M Plotkin, M Sandelowski, M Westercamp, MJ Wawer, MM Cassell, N Andersson, N Fielding, N Larke, PC Hewett, R Gray, RA Alsallaq, RC Bailey, RC Bailey, RH Gray, RH Gray, Romani B. Momburi, S Kalichman, Sarah W. Beckham, SM Maregesi, TB Hallett, TB Hallett   +39 more
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Male Circumcision [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2012
Male circumcision consists of the surgical removal of some, or all, of the foreskin (or prepuce) from the penis. It is one of the most common procedures in the world. In the United States, the procedure is commonly performed during the newborn period.
Lynne G Maxwell
exaly   +5 more sources

Male circumcision significantly reduces prevalence and load of genital anaerobic bacteria [PDF]

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.
Aziz, Maliha, Contente-Cuomo, Tania L., Galiwango, Ronald M., Gray, Ronald H., Hungate, Bruce A, Keim, Paul, Kigozi, Godfrey, Lester, Richard, Liu, Cindy M., Nalugoda, Fred, Price, Lance B., Ravel, Jacques, Serwadda, David, Tobian, Aaron A. R., Wawer, Maria J.   +14 more
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Modelling the public health impact of male circumcision for HIV prevention in high prevalence areas in Africa [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2007
Background: Recent clinical trials in Africa, in combination with several observational epidemiological studies, have provided evidence that male circumcision can reduce HIV female-to-male transmission risk by 60% or more.
A Buve, AJ Fink, B Auvert, BG Williams, CD Pilcher, FM Cowan, GS Scotland, H Pickering, HA Voeten, J Bongaarts, J Dushoff, JC Caldwell, JG Kahn, JM Baeten, JN Krieger, M Carael, M Elmore-Meegan, MA Quigley, MJ Wawer, ML Plummer, ML Plummer, MM Cassell, MS Handcock, N Luke, N Luke, N Siegfried, Nico JD Nagelkerke, NJ Nagelkerke, NJD Nagelkerke, NJD Nagelkerke, R Gray, RC Bailey, RH Gray, RH Gray, RH Gray, RM Anderson, RM Anderson, RM May, RM May, Robert C Bailey, RS Van Howe, S Moses, Sake J de Vlas, Stephen Moses, UNAIDS, World Bank   +45 more
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Male circumcision perceptions among HIV vaccine trial participants in Soweto: Qualitative study. [PDF]

J Coll Med S Afr
Background: Male circumcision has health benefits and cultural significance in South Africa and elsewhere. We sought to understand perceptions about male circumcision among participants enrolled in a preventive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine ...
Sibiya M, Laher F, Mulaudzi M, Makhale LM, Salami T, Hornschuh S, Tieu HV, Dietrich JJ.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Substantial but spatially heterogeneous progress in male circumcision for HIV prevention in South Africa. [PDF]

Commun Med (Lond)
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk of male HIV acquisition by 60%. Programmes to provide VMMCs for HIV prevention have been introduced in sub-Saharan African countries with high HIV burden.
Thomas ML, Zuma K, Loykissoonlal D, Dube ZB, Vranken P, Porter SE, Kripke K, Seatlhodi T, Meyer-Rath G, Johnson LF, Imai-Eaton JW.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A systematic review of urethral complications following male circumcision: The importance of provider training

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2022
Background: Male circumcision is one of the most common elective surgical procedures worldwide. Adverse events affecting the urethra may occur following the procedure.
Musa Yahaya Muhammad, Christian Agbo Agbo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Newborn male circumcision [PDF]

Paediatrics & Child Health, 2015
The circumcision of newborn males in Canada has become a less frequent practice over the past few decades. This change has been significantly influenced by past recommendations from the Canadian Paediatric Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics, who both affirmed that the procedure was not medically indicated.
S Todd, Sorokan, Jane C, Finlay, Ann L, Jefferies   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources