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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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Neighborhood Economic Deprivation, Hispanic Ethnic Enclaves, and Congenital Anomalies in Texas

Birth Defects Research, Volume 118, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Congenital anomalies are common, costly, and potentially life‐threatening. The impacts of structural determinants of health on risk for these conditions have scarcely been studied. We evaluated associations between residence in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods or Hispanic/Latino enclaves and congenital anomalies.
Jeremy M. Schraw, Rutu A. Rathod, Amy E. Hughes, Sandi L. Pruitt, Russell S. Kirby, Gary M. Shaw, Philip J. Lupo   +6 more
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The Medical Benefits of Male Circumcision [PDF]

JAMA, 2011
With 2 new states recently joining 16 others in eliminating Medicaid insurance for male circumcision, possible ballot initiatives to ban male circumcision, and the long-awaited American Academy of Pediatrics male circumcision policy statement, there is a need to evaluate the medical risks and benefits of male circumcision, particularly in light of ...
Aaron A R, Tobian, Ronald H, Gray
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Cost‐Effectiveness and Impact of Depression Treatment Implementation on HIV Outcomes in Western Kenya: A Mathematical Modelling Study

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 29, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction In eastern, central and southern Africa, HIV is a leading cause of mortality, and both HIV and depression contribute substantially to morbidity. Depression can impede effective HIV treatment and prevention, yet access to depression treatment remains limited.
Daniel T. Citron, Hae‐Young Kim, Roscoe Kasujja, Khamisi Musanje, Samuel M. Mwalili, Duncan Kioi Gathungu, Peris Wambui, Chikumbi Chambwe, Ingrida Platais, Frey B. Assefa, Mellesia Jeetoo, R. Scott Braithwaite, Anna Bershteyn   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safe male circumcision in Botswana: Tension between traditional practices and biomedical marketing [PDF]

, 2015
Botswana has been running Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) since 2009 and has not yet met its target. Donors like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Africa Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership (funded by the Gates Foundation) in ...
Daniel, Marguerite, Masego Katisi, Katisi, Masego, Marguerite Daniel   +3 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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Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Prevalence and Load of Genital Anaerobic Bacteria

mBio, 2013
Male circumcision reduces female-to-male HIV transmission. Hypothesized mechanisms for this protective effect include decreased HIV target cell recruitment and activation due to changes in the penis microbiome.
Cindy M. Liu, Bruce A. Hungate, Aaron A. R. Tobian, David Serwadda, Jacques Ravel, Richard Lester, Godfrey Kigozi, Maliha Aziz, Ronald M. Galiwango, Fred Nalugoda, Tania L. Contente-Cuomo, Maria J. Wawer, Paul Keim, Ronald H. Gray, Lance B. Price   +14 more
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Have We Met Before? Findings on HIV Retesting in Routine Healthcare Settings, Using Eswatini HIV‐1 Recent Infection Surveillance Data

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 29, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Eswatini is rapidly approaching the conditions needed to achieve and sustain HIV epidemic control. Repeating diagnostic testing of people living with HIV (PLHIV) already on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is not typically indicated, can lead to misidentification of new HIV diagnoses and distorts estimates of progress towards epidemic
Claire C. Steiner, Eugenie A. Poirot, Samkelo Simelane, Dumile Sibandze, Lenhle Dube, Vusie Lokotfwako, Jessica Justman, Kathryn Lupoli, Trudy Dobbs, Munyaradzi Pasipamire, Cebisile Ngcamphalala, Ruben Sahabo, Harriet Nuwagaba‐Biribonwoha, Suzue Saito   +13 more
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Effects of Perioperative Music Interventions on Emotional Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Integrating Developmental Psychology and Music Education Perspectives

Pediatric Anesthesia, Volume 36, Issue 9, Page 1052-1077, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effects of perioperative music interventions on emotional outcomes (preoperative anxiety, postoperative fear, emergence delirium) and related physiological parameters in children and adolescents undergoing surgery, and to examine potential effect modifiers.
Yuchen Wen, Jinying Han, Jiayin Gao, Jiaqi Lou, Ziyi Xiang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is Sex Like Driving? Risk Compensation Associated with Male Circumcision in Kisumu, Kenya [PDF]

Mass adult male circumcision campaigns for HIV prevention are underway across much of Sub-Saharan Africa. However, concern remains about risk compensation associated with the reduction in the probability of HIV transmission per risky act.
Nicholas Wilson, Wentao Xiong, Christine Mattson   +2 more
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