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

African 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, Farzana Dawood, Christine Driver, Magdalene Narainsamy, Sikhanyiso Ndlovu, Victor Ndlovu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining the association between male circumcision and sexual function: evidence from a British probability survey. [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE: Despite biological advantages of male circumcision in reducing HIV/sexually transmitted infection acquisition, concern is often expressed that it may reduce sexual enjoyment and function.
Field, Nigel, Homfray, Virginia, Johnson, Anne M, Macdowall, Wendy, Mercer, Catherine H, Miller, Robert F, Mitchell, Kirstin R, Sonnenberg, Pam, Tanton, Clare, Wellings, Kaye   +9 more
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Complications of high volume circumcision: glans amputation in adolescents; a case report

BMC Urology, 2019
Background The past four years has seen a rapid roll-out of male medical circumcision services in South Africa in response to clinical trials showing circumcision prevents HIV acquisition in heterosexual men.
Mmatsie Manentsa, Hilary Mukudu, Nthabiseng Koloane, Ashley Ringane, Eleanor Matta, Neil A. Martinson, Limakatso Lebina   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Renal ultrasound after first febrile urinary tract infection in hospitalized children: The ROUTINE prospective observational study protocol

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common reason for hospitalization in young children. American and Canadian guidelines recommend universal renal ultrasound after a first febrile UTI to identify genitourinary abnormalities that require further management, despite limited supporting evidence. The Renal ultrasOund after first febrile
Sanjay Mahant, Keenjal Mistry, Ann Bayliss, Nicholas Barrowman, Karen Born, Cornelia Borkhoff, Raman Chawla, David D'Arienzo, Aurelie D'Hondt, Kim De Castris‐Garcia, Joana Dos Santos, Olivier Drouin, Ricardo Faingold, Vince Albert Flores, Jessica Foulds, Jeremy Friedman, Lucy Giglia, Joanna Holland, Radha Jetty, Kristopher Kang, Patricia Li, Grace Leo, Armando Lorenzo, Elise Lu, Colin Macarthur, Kyle Millar, Myla E. Moretti, Nassr Nama, Olivia Ostrow, Rachel Pearl, Patricia Parkin, Mandy Rickard, Mahmoud Sakran, Anupam Sehgal, Nader Shaikh, Sepideh Taheri, Otto G. Vanderkooi, Gemma Vomiero, Kim Zhou, Peter J. Gill, the Canadian Paediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN)   +40 more
wiley   +1 more source

Male circumcision and global HIV/AIDS epidemic challenges

African Journal of Urology, 2019
Background Given the devastating mortality and morbidity associated with HIV/AIDS, many potential prevention measures against HIV infection continue to be explored. Most prevention methods are in the realm of sexual behavior change.
Emiola Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Mudasiru Adebayo Salami, Taiwo Akeem Lawal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Male Circumcision as an HIV Prevention Strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Socio-Legal Barriers [PDF]

, 2008
UNAIDS and WHO recommend safe, voluntary male circumcision as an additional, important strategy for the prevention of heterosexually-acquired HIV in men in areas with high HIV prevalence and low levels of male circumcision.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
core   +1 more source

Preoperative caudal blocks associated with decreased cumulative opioid requirements compared to postoperative caudal blocks in pediatric urologic surgery

UroPrecision, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Caudal blocks (CB) are a cornerstone of pediatric urologic surgery, providing effective analgesia while mitigating potential neurotoxicity associated with general anesthesia and opioids. However, the optimal timing of CB—preoperative versus postoperative—remains controversial.
Jordan L. Mendelson, William Brenseke, Diego Alvarez Vega, William Nguyen, Mohammed Shium, Saige Gitlin, Ronnie G. Fine, Steven C. Friedman, Mark Horowitz, Walter I. Weiss, Raghu Idupuganti, Jordan S. Gitlin   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Limits of Enlightenment and the Law - On the Legality of Ritual Male Circumcision in Europe today

Utrecht Journal of International and European Law, 2013
The legality of ritual circumcision of male infants is a subject not regularly discussed under European or international Human Rights Law, let alone national law.
Mark Swatek-Evenstein
doaj   +3 more sources

Multifactorial determinants of male genital measurements: Correlations of stretched penile length and anogenital distance with anthropometric parameters

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The stretched penile length is recognized as the most reliable measure of true penile size, this fact is not widely acknowledged, and societal myths often associate penile length with other anthropometric measurements. While markers of prenatal androgen exposure, such as anogenital distance and the second‐to‐fourth digit ratio (2D ...
Coşkun Kaya, Mehmet Erhan Aydın, Aykut Aykaç, Sevda Sungur, Murat Dursun, Ateş Kadıoğlu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring drivers for safe male circumcision: Experiences with health education and understanding of partial HIV protection among newly circumcised men in Wakiso, Uganda.

PLoS ONE, 2017
IntroductionAbout 2.5 million men have voluntarily been circumcised since Uganda started implementing the WHO recommendation to scale up safe male circumcision to reduce HIV transmission. This study sought to understand what influences men's circumcision
Simon P S Kibira, Marguerite Daniel, Lynn Muhimbuura Atuyambe, Fredrick Edward Makumbi, Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source