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Association between male circumcision and women's biomedical health outcomes: a systematic review

The Lancet Global Health, 2017
Background: Male circumcision reduces men's risk of acquiring HIV and some sexually transmitted infections from heterosexual exposure, and is essential for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jonathan M Grund, MPH, Tyler S Bryant, MHS, Inimfon Jackson, MPH, Kelly Curran, MPH, Naomi Bock, MD, Carlos Toledo, PhD, Joanna Taliano, MLS, Sheng Zhou, MBBS, Jorge Martin del Campo, MD, Ling Yang, ScM, Apollo Kivumbi, MPH, Peizi Li, MD, Sherri Pals, PhD, Dr Stephanie M Davis, MD   +13 more
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Male circumcision: An overview

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2008
Circumcision is one of the common operations performed worldwide, for various reasons. Controversy exists as to whether circumcision is an operation. This literature review discusses the indications of circumcision, benefits and complications of circumcision, and alternatives to circumcision.
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Male infant circumcision and associated factors in Konso Zone Southern Ethiopia: community based survey

BMC Pediatrics
Background Infant male circumcision reduces urinary tract infections during infancy and sexually transmitted infections during adulthood. However, people in various communities challenge male infant circumcision in Ethiopia.
Goye Orkaido Berisha, Berhan Tsegaye Negash, Zemenu Yohannes Kassa   +2 more
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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
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MALE CIRCUMCISION TECHNIQUES: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Jurnal Urologi Indonesia, 2021
Objective: To compare the advantages and disadvantages of male circumcision techniques. The articles of male circumcision techniques were investigated from October 2018 to December 2018 through Google Scholar and Proquest.
Andersen, Felicia Adelina Shannen, Ridwan Mataram   +2 more
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Traditional male circumcision in eastern and southern Africa: a systematic review of prevalence and complications

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review studies on the prevalence and complications of traditional male circumcision (i.e. circumcision by a traditional provider with no formal medical training), whose coverage and safety are unclear.
Andrea Wilcken, Thomas Keil, Bruce Dick
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Rapid Training and Implementation of the Pollock Technique, a Safe, Effective Newborn Circumcision Procedure, in a Low-Resource Setting

Global Pediatric Health, 2015
Male circumcision is highly protective against urinary tract infections, inflammatory conditions of the penis, sexually transmitted infections, and urogenital cancers.
Noah Kojima BS, Claire C. Bristow MPH, MSc, Neil Pollock MD, Pierre Crouse MBChB, Harry Theodore MD, Jerry Bonhomme MD, Claire F. Stéphanie Gaston MA, Jessy G. Dévieux MA, PhD, Jean William Pape MD, Jeffrey D. Klausner MD, MPH   +9 more
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Caregiver acceptability, and uptake of voluntary medical circumcision among male children under 5 years in Gulu city, Northern Uganda

Scientific Reports
Childhood male circumcision is a key intervention for reducing the transmission of HIV infection. Despite its proven efficacy, the uptake of childhood male circumcision across Uganda remains suboptimal.
Donald Otika, Morrish Obol Okello, Jimmyy Opee, Jackline Ayikoru, James Nelson Okema, Ronald Olum, Harriet Ajilong, Peter Akera, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Pebalo Francis Pebolo, Daniel S. Ebbs, Felix Bongomin   +11 more
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Parental perception of male circumcision: a local cross sectional study in a Muslim community

African Journal of Urology
Background Male circumcision is regarded as one of the oldest and widely conducted surgical procedures. It entails partial or total removal of the prepuce skin. Recent human rights advocates have a higher dispute as regards circumcision.
Abdullatif K. Al-Maghlouth, Ossama M. Zakaria   +1 more
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Voluntary medical male circumcision versus religio-cultural circumcision and initiation rites: The case of Varemba of Mwenezi district in response to the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Zimbabwe

Theologia Viatorum, 2019
Male circumcision has long been associated with religious or cultural rituals which bestow culturally valuable status. In some communities, circumcision is believed to provide concomitant access to economic and spiritual resources such as land and the ...
Onias Matumbu, Vengesai Chimininge
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