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A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES TOWARDS SAFE MALE CIRCUMCISION AMONG YOUTH RECEIVING MEDICAL SERVICES AT LUGASA HEALTH CENTRE III, KAYUNGA DISTRICT. A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

open access: yesStudent's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Background: Objective: To determine youth’s knowledge about safe male circumcision as well as assess their attitude towards utilization of safe male circumcision services and also determine the practices in utilization of safe male circumcision at ...
Jonathan Econi
doaj   +1 more source

Adult male circumcision with a circular stapler versus conventional circumcision: A prospective randomized clinical trial [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2015
Male circumcision is the most frequently performed procedure by urologists. Safety and efficacy of the circumcision procedure requires continual improvement.
X.D. Jin   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Critical evaluation of arguments opposing male circumcision: A systematic review

open access: yesJournal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2019
To systematically evaluate evidence against male circumcision (MC).
B. Morris, S. Moreton, J. Krieger
semanticscholar   +1 more source

"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]

open access: yesPLoS 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.
Erica H Layer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with acceptability of child circumcision in Botswana -- a cross sectional survey

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2016
Background Safe male child circumcision has been recently adopted as a potential strategy to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission in later life in Botswana. Methods Data used was derived from a cross-sectional survey, the Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS) IV ...
Mpho Keetile, Motsholathebe Bowelo
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of pharmacy and nursing students towards male circumcision and HIV in a KwaZulu-Natal University, South Africa

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2012
Background: Male circumcision is currently being promoted in South Africa as a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention method. Effective implementation requires that healthcare providers should believe in the procedure’s efficacy and should possess
Panjasaram V. Naidoo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Male Circumcision Reduce Women's Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Cervical Cancer, and Associated Conditions?

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2019
Background: Male circumcision (MC) is proven to substantially reduce men's risk of a number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We conducted a detailed systematic review of the scientific literature to determine the relationship between MC and ...
B. Morris   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

CIRCUMCISION IN MALES WITH BLEEDING DISORDERS

open access: yesMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2013
Introduction: Male circumcision practice is an invasive procedure that is using worldwide. It makes challenges to haemostatic system and its possible haemorrhagic side effects are more serious in bleeding individuals than normal subjects. In most cases, it can be complete controlled using infusion of appropriate amount of coagulation factors before and
Hassan Mansouritorghabeh   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Does voluntary medical male circumcision protect against sexually transmitted infections among men and women in real-world scale-up settings? Findings of a household survey in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

open access: yesBMJ Global Health, 2019
Introduction Male circumcision (MC) confers partial protection to men against HIV and, in research settings, some sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It is also associated with protection from some STIs among female partners. However, real-world data
S. Davis   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Medical aspects of male circumcision [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2007
#### Summary points Circumcision is the commonest surgical procedure in males, because routine infant circumcision is practised in many countries for religious and cultural reasons. It originated over 15 000 years ago, being performed for religious, ritualistic, and cultural reasons, and it was not until the 19th century that the procedure was ...
Henrik A. Steinbrecher   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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