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Social complexities of informed consent and assent among young males undergoing voluntary medical male circumcision in Eswatini

BMJ Global Health, 2022
Introduction As part of an effort to meet ambitious male circumcision targets in Eswatini, programme implementers have increasingly focused on young males, raising questions about informed consent.
E. Moyer, Rufus Baas, F. Shabalala
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Male circumcision reduces penile HPV incidence and persistence: a randomized controlled trial in Kenya

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 2021
Background: Male circumcision reduces the risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection in men. We assessed the effect of male circumcision on the incidence and natural history of human papillomavirus (HPV) in a randomized clinical trial in Kisumu ...
Jennifer S. Smith, Danielle M. Backes, M. Hudgens, Wenwen Mei, H. Chakraborty, Eliane Rohner, S. Moses, K. Agot, C. Meijer, R. Bailey   +9 more
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Association between medical male circumcision and HIV risk compensation among heterosexual men: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lancet Global Health, 2021
Summary Background Medical male circumcision (MMC) reduces HIV infection among heterosexual men. There are concerns MMC might prompt higher-risk sexual behaviours because of lower self-perceived risk of HIV infection. We reviewed the published literature
Yanxiao Gao, T. Yuan, Y. Zhan, H. Qian, Yinghui Sun, Weiran Zheng, Leiwen Fu, B. Liang, Zhiqiang Zhu, Ouyang Lin, Min Liu, Thomas S Fitzpatrick, Zunyou Wu, Xiaojun Meng, J. Baeten, Jin Zhao, S. Vermund, Maohe Yu, Guohui Wu, Binying Su, H. Zou   +20 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.
Zohar Mor, Charlotte K Kent, Robert P Kohn, Jeffrey D Klausner   +3 more
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Key challenges to voluntary medical male circumcision uptake in traditionally circumcising settings of Machinga district in Malawi

BMC Public Health, 2021
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is becoming more popular as an important HIV prevention strategy. Malawi, with a high HIV and AIDS prevalence rate of 8.8% and a low male circumcision prevalence rate of 28% in 2016, is one of the priority ...
Rodney Masese, G. Mwalabu, P. Petrucka, P. Mapulanga   +3 more
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Infant male circumcision: healthcare provider knowledge and associated factors. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The emerging science demonstrates various health benefits associated with infant male circumcision and adult male circumcision; yet rates are declining in the United States. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for
Erin J Starzyk, Michele A Kelley, Rachel N Caskey, Alan Schwartz, Joan F Kennelly, Robert C Bailey   +5 more
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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
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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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Religious circumcision (Khatna) and circumcision mishaps in Kashmiri children

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2022
Background: Male circumcision is recommended practice in Muslim tradition and one of the oldest operations performed all over the world. Male circumcision is universal in our Muslim-dominated valley of Kashmir for religious reasons.
Yaqoob Hassan, Humayoon Rasool, Ajaz Ahmad Rather, Younis Ahmad, Insha Rasool   +4 more
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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

BMC Public Health, 2012
Background 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. Consequently, Tanzania is striving to scale-up
Tarimo Edith AM, Francis Joel M, Kakoko Deodatus, Munseri Patricia, Bakari Muhammad, Sandstrom Eric   +5 more
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