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A case study for a psychographic-behavioral segmentation approach for targeted demand generation in voluntary medical male circumcision

open access: yeseLife, 2017
Public health programs are starting to recognize the need to move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach in demand generation, and instead tailor interventions to the heterogeneity underlying human decision making.
S. Sgaier   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Disordered pancreatic and gastrointestinal hormone responses to nutrient stimulation in Zambian children with severe acute malnutrition

open access: yesExperimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Nutrient sensing enables the body to detect and respond to nutrient availability through hormonal regulation. In this study, we examined nutrient‐stimulated hormonal responses in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) compared with hospitalized (HC) and community (CC) child comparators.
Ellen Besa   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educating religious leaders to promote uptake of male circumcision in Tanzania: a cluster randomised trial

open access: yesThe Lancet, 2017
Summary Background Male circumcision is being widely deployed as an HIV prevention strategy in countries with high HIV incidence, but its uptake in sub-Saharan Africa has been below targets. We did a study to establish whether educating religious leaders
J. Downs   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

open access: yesPediatric 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Prevalence and Load of Genital Anaerobic Bacteria

open access: yesmBio, 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   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short‐Term Surgical Outcomes: Modified Dorsal Inlay Graft Versus Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty in Pediatric Hypospadias With Narrow Urethral Plates

open access: yesAndrology, Volume 14, Issue 6, Page 1528-1534, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Reconstructing the urethra presents in hypospadias surgery is difficult. Occasionally, the urethral plate (UP) may be quite narrow, necessitating augmentation or replacement to achieve additional tubularization. Objective The objective of this research was to assess the application of modified dorsal inlay graft (mDIG) and ...
Yakun Xu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling the public health impact of male circumcision for HIV prevention in high prevalence areas in Africa

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2007
Background Recent clinical trials in Africa, in combination with several observational epidemiological studies, have provided evidence that male circumcision can reduce HIV female-to-male transmission risk by 60% or more.
Moses Stephen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Notion of Manhood Embedment in the Practice of Traditional Male Circumcision in Ngove Village, Limpopo, South Africa

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Men's Health, 2018
Traditional male circumcision (TMC) is a cultural ritual that involves the removal of the penile foreskin of a male person undertaken as part of a rite of passage from childhood into adulthood. The aim of the study was to determine the notions of manhood
Tryphosa Siweya, T. Sodi, M. Douglas
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Equity and Respect in Maternal and Infant Healthcare—A Report From the 2025 Venice Forum

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, Volume 115, Issue 9, Page 1861-1866, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine equity and respectful care for women and infants from five perspectives: the global context; economic issues; healthcare systems; legal and policy issues; opportunities to benefit from biomedical research. Methods Narrative review.
Mark Hanson   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic review of the effect of economic compensation and incentives on uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men in sub-Saharan Africa

open access: yesAIDS Care, 2018
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) prevalence in priority countries in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among men aged ≥20 years, has not yet reached the goal of 80% coverage recommended by the World Health Organization.
M. Carrasco   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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