The Association Between Male Circumcision and Condom Use Behavior - a Meta-Analysis
Materia socio-medica, 2018 Introduction: The protective benefit of male circumcision against spreading HIV is well established. Aim: The objective of this Meta-analysis was to investigate behavioral risk compensation measured as the change in condom use behavior in light of ...
S. Kabwama +2 more
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Perceptions and Beliefs of University and College Students Towards Male Circumcision in Lusaka [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Data from a range of observational epidemiological studies, conducted since the mid 1980s, showed that circumcised men have a lower prevalence of HIV than those who are uncircumcised.
Chanda, C +3 more
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The Demand for Medical Male Circumcision [PDF]
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014 This paper measures the demand for adult medical male circumcision using an experiment that randomly offered varying-priced subsidies and comprehensive information to 1,600 uncircumcised men in urban Malawi. We find low demand for male circumcision: only 3 percent are circumcised over a three month period.
Jobiba Chinkhumba +2 more
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Inhibition of phosphodiesterases 1 and 4 prevents myofibroblast transformation in Peyronie's disease
BJU International, Volume 135, Issue 5, Page 810-817, May 2025.Objectives To investigate which phosphodiesterase (PDE) isoforms are expressed in fibroblasts isolated from the tunica albuginea (TA) of patients with Peyronie's disease (PD), and to measure the potency of PDE inhibitors in preventing transformation of these fibroblasts to profibrotic myofibroblasts.
Sophie L. Harding +4 more
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BMC PediatricsBackground Infant male circumcision reduces urinary tract infections during infancy and sexually transmitted infections during adulthood. However, people in varous communities challenge male infant circumsizion in Ethiopia.
Goye Orkaido Berisha +2 more
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Swimming against the tide: Gender bias in the physics classroom [PDF]
, 2017 This study examines physics students' evaluations of identical, video-recorded lectures performed by female and male actors playing the role of professors. The results indicate that evaluations by male students show statistically significant overall biases with male professors rated more positively than female professors.
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The interface between the traditional leadership and the District Health Management Offices in the delivery of health services in Mopani, Vhembe and Sekhukhune Districts in Limpopo Province [PDF]
, 2019 The African Communities, especially those that are living in the rural tribal areas have been undergoing traditional male circumcision for many decades. The traditional male circumcision is a passage from boyhood to manhood.
Morewane, Ramphelane
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Male Circumcision; Willingness to undergo Safe Male Circumcision and HIV Risk Behaviors among Men in Botswana [PDF]
, 2014 This paper uses data from the 2008 Botswana AIDS Impact Survey to explore the association between male circumcision or willingness to undergo safe male circumcision, and men’s sexual and HIV risk behaviours in Botswana.
Keetile, Mpho, Rakgoasi, Serai Daniel
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Economic compensation interventions to increase uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundEconomic compensation interventions may help support higher voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) coverage in priority sub-Saharan African countries.
Atkins, Kaitlyn +8 more
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Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.Abstract Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a universal issue which affects girls in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and South America, and immigrant communities in Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. FGM is a cultural practice in approximately 29 countries in Africa, affecting over 140 million girls.
Tauseef Ahmad Ally, Lizeka Amanda Tandwa
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