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Causes of Acute Hospitalization in Adolescence: Burden and Spectrum of HIV-Related Morbidity in a Country with an Early-Onset and Severe HIV Epidemic: A Prospective Survey [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Survival to older childhood with untreated, vertically acquired HIV infection, which was previously considered extremely unusual, is increasingly well described.
Nathoo, Kusum, Shungu Munyati, Kusum Nathoo, Mujuru, H, Cowan, Frances M, Mujuru, Hilda, Larke, Natasha, Tsitsi Bandason, Hilda Mujuru, Larke, N, Bandason, T, Nathoo, K, Ndhlovu, Chiratidzo E, Munyati, S, Musvaire, P, Corbett, EL, Elizabeth L Corbett, Gibb, Diana M, Bandason, Tsitsi, Musvaire, Praise, Corbett, Elizabeth L, Gibb, DM, Cowan, FM, Ferrand, RA, Praise Musvaire, Ndhlovu, CE, Ferrand, Rashida A, Frances M Cowan, Chiratidzo E Ndhlovu, Diana M Gibb, Rashida A Ferrand, Munyati, Shungu, Natasha Larke   +32 more
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Circumcision weeks: Making circumcision part of routine training and service delivery at district-level hospitals in South Africa

South African Family Practice, 2011
Background: Medically safe, elective male circumcision supports traditional and cultural rites of passage by reducing the risk of adverse events and death among men undergoing initiation.
F. Peters, T.S. Marcus
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Preoperative caudal blocks associated with decreased cumulative opioid requirements compared to postoperative caudal blocks in pediatric urologic surgery

UroPrecision, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 180-185, September 2026.
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
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Modelling the public health impact of male circumcision for HIV prevention in high prevalence areas in Africa

BMC 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, Nagelkerke Nico JD, de Vlas Sake J, Bailey Robert C   +3 more
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Short‐Term Surgical Outcomes: Modified Dorsal Inlay Graft Versus Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty in Pediatric Hypospadias With Narrow Urethral Plates

Andrology, 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, Yanmin Wan, Dianyong Liu, Bin Zhang   +3 more
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Large Language Models and Male Circumcision: A Reliability Assessment [PDF]

Aim: Male circumcision remains routine in some countries for neonatal or religious reasons; however, it continues to be the subject of ongoing debate concerning its health benefits, potential risks, and implications for bodily autonomy.
Ibrahim Hacibey, Ismail Ulus, Gokhan Ceker   +2 more
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Equity and Respect in Maternal and Infant Healthcare—A Report From the 2025 Venice Forum

Acta 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, Ariadne Malamitsi‐Puchner, Flavia Bustreo, Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Hema Divaker, Joseph Haddad, Rajat Khosla, Anne Kihara, Donna Ockenden, Sandra Oyarzo‐Torres, Camilla Pickles, Lesley Regan, Jennifer Harris Requejo, Agnès Soucat, Kate Womersley, Neena Modi   +15 more
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Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HSV-2 and HPV Infections and Syphilis

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Male circumcision significantly reduced the incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among men in three clinical trials. We assessed the efficacy of male circumcision for the prevention of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2 ...
Serwadda, David, Riedesel, Melissa, Chen, Michael Z., Tobian, Aaron A.R., Oliver, Amy E., Kigozi, Godfrey, Charvat, Blake, Wawer, Maria J., Reynolds, Steven J., Laeyendecker, Oliver, Gravitt, Patti E., Nowak, Rebecca G., Quinn, Thomas C., Moulton, Lawrence H., Gray, Ronald H., Ssempijja, Victor   +15 more
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The influence of socioeconomic factors on choice of infant male circumcision provider in rural Ghana; a community level population based study

BMC Pediatrics, 2017
Background The influence of socio-economic determinants on choice of infant male circumcision provider is not known in areas with high population coverage such as rural Africa. The overall aim of this study was to determine the key socio-economic factors
Thomas Gyan, Kimberley McAuley, Natalie Strobel, Sam Newton, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Karen Edmond   +5 more
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The Development of Professional Guidelines on the Law and Ethics of Male Circumcision

, 2004
This paper does not attempt to lay out the arguments relating to male circumcision for non-medical reasons. Rather, the aim is to focus more on the process and the problems of a professional body (in this case the British Medical Association (BMA ...
Mussell, R.
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