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

Brazilian 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, J.J. Lu, W.H. Liu, J. Zhou, R.K. Yu, B. Yu, X.J. Zhang, B.H. Shen   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Acceptability of medical male circumcision in the traditionally circumcising communities in Northern Tanzania

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Data from traditionally circumcising communities show that non-circumcised males and those circumcised in the medical settings are stigmatised.
Mshana Gerry, Mosha Jacklin F, Mwanga Joseph R, Wambura Mwita, Mosha Frank, Changalucha John   +5 more
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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.

Student'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

Service delivery interventions to increase uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention: A systematic review. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) remains an essential component of combination HIV prevention services, particularly in priority countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Atkins, Kaitlyn, Baggaley, Rachel, Fonner, Virginia A, Kennedy, Caitlin E, O'Reilly, Kevin R, Rutherford, George W, Samuelson, Julia, Sweat, Michael D, Yeh, Ping Teresa   +8 more
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‘Why did I circumcise him?’ Unexpected comparisons to male circumcision in a qualitative study on female genital cutting among Kurdish–Norwegians

, 2020
Based on fieldwork that aimed to gather more knowledge on female genital cutting among Kurdish–Norwegians, in this article we report on how research participants would often talk about male circumcision instead. Informed by current scholarship and public
I. Lunde, Mona‐Iren Hauge, R. Johansen, M. Sagbakken   +3 more
semanticscholar   +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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Factors associated with acceptability of child circumcision in Botswana -- a cross sectional survey

BMC 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

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

Frontiers 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, C. Hankins, Joya Banerjee, E. Lumbers, A. Mindel, J. Klausner, J. Krieger   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

Critical evaluation of arguments opposing male circumcision: A systematic review

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