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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, Richard S. Feinn, Lauren Sardi   +2 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and acceptance of voluntary medical male circumcision among males attending high school in Shiselweni region, Eswatini: a cross sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background In countries such as Eswatini, where there is a high HIV prevalence and low male circumcision the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS recommend infant and adult circumcision be implemented.
Mirriam Hlelisani Shezi, Boikhutso Tlou, Saloshni Naidoo   +2 more
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Mapping male circumcision for HIV prevention efforts in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Medicine, 2020
Background HIV remains the largest cause of disease burden among men and women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa. Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk of female-to-male transmission of HIV by 50–60%.
Michael A. Cork, Kate F. Wilson, Samantha Perkins, Michael L. Collison, Aniruddha Deshpande, Jeffrey W. Eaton, Lucas Earl, Emily Haeuser, Jessica E. Justman, Damaris K. Kinyoki, Benjamin K. Mayala, Jonathan F. Mosser, Christopher J. L. Murray, John N. Nkengasong, Peter Piot, Benn Sartorius, Lauren E. Schaeffer, Audrey L. Serfes, Amber Sligar, Krista M. Steuben, Frank C. Tanser, John D. VanderHeide, Mingyou Yang, Njeri Wabiri, Simon I. Hay, Laura Dwyer-Lindgren   +25 more
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Declining Rates in Male Circumcision amidst Increasing Evidence of its Public Health Benefit [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2007
BACKGROUND: Recent experimental evidence has demonstrated the benefits of male circumcision for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
AE Grulich, AJ Fink, B Auvert, Charlotte K. Kent, DM Fergusson, DS Kim, E Vittinghoff, EJ Schoen, EJ Schoen, EO Laumann, HA Weiss, HJ Stang, Jeffrey D. Klausner, JG Kahn, JK Kreiss, Keymanthri Moodley, M Fayre Milos, M Urassa, MJ Wawer, R Szabo, RC Bailey, RC Bailey, RH Gray, Robert P. Kohn, RS Van Howe, RS Van Howe, S Moses, SP Buchbinder, T Langeni, Zohar Mor   +29 more
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Acceptability of medical male circumcision in the traditionally circumcising communities in Northern Tanzania [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2011
Data from traditionally circumcising communities show that non-circumcised males and those circumcised in the medical settings are stigmatised. This is because traditional circumcision embodies local notions of bravery as anaesthetics are not used.
A Ahmed, A Binagwaho, B Auvert, CMM Board, DT Halperin, E Grant, Frank Mosha, Gerry Mshana, Jacklin F Mosha, John Changalucha, Joseph R Mwanga, K Peltzer, K Peltzer, L Lavreys, L Vincent, LEG Mboera, M Urassa, Mwita Wambura, RC Bailey, RC Bailey, RH Gray, S Moses, TACAIDS, NBS, Macro O, Tanzania commission for AIDS (TACAIDS), Zanzibar AIDS commission (ZAC), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) 2008 MII, TC Quinn, UNAIDS, UNAIDS, WHO, WHO   +28 more
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Male circumcision: a scientific perspective [PDF]

Journal of Medical Ethics, 2004
The health benefits of male circumcision are wide ranging In this issue, John Hutson has reiterated the conventional Western medical view that “the surgical argument for circumcision of all neonatal males at present is very weak” and he criticises many of the circumcisions performed in later childhood, without anaesthesia, as “physically cruel and ...
R. V. Short
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Demographic Differences in Circumcision Satisfaction among U.S. Males [PDF]

Men's Health Journal, 2021
Introduction: Male circumcision involves the partial or total removal of the prepuce (foreskin) from the penis, and it is the most common surgical procedure performed on infants in the USA.
Jellison, William, Sardi, Lauren
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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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Exploring factors influencing integration of traditional and medical male circumcision methods at Ingquza Hill Local Municipality, Eastern Cape: A socio-ecological perspective

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2019
Background: Medical male circumcision (MMC) and traditional male circumcision (TMC) are reportedly having negative and positive outcomes in the Eastern Cape province.
Sandile Prusente, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo, Yandisa Sikweyiya   +2 more
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Rapid Training and Implementation of the Pollock Technique, a Safe, Effective Newborn Circumcision Procedure, in a Low-Resource Setting [PDF]

Global Pediatric Health, 2015
Male circumcision is highly protective against urinary tract infections, inflammatory conditions of the penis, sexually transmitted infections, and urogenital cancers.
Bonhomme, Jerry, Bristow, Claire C., Crouse, Pierre, Devieux, Jessy G., Gaston, Claire F. Stephanie, Klausner, Jeffrey D., Kojima, Noah, Pape, Jean William, Pollock, Neil, Theodore, Harry   +9 more
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