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Acceptability of medical male circumcision in the traditionally circumcising communities in Northern Tanzania [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2011 Data from traditionally circumcising communities show that non-circumcised males and those circumcised in the medical settings are stigmatised. This is because traditional circumcision embodies local notions of bravery as anaesthetics are not used. This study was conducted to assess the acceptability of safe medical circumcision before the onset of ...
Wambura, Mwita +5 more
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Pigmentary Complications after Non-Medical Male Circumcision [PDF]
BMC Urology, 2021 Abstract Objectives: A wide spectrum of complications are reported after male circumcision (MC), the non-aesthetic complications are well known, but the pigmentary complications scale are not reported precisely. Methods: This is a prospective cohort study of 550 circumcised boys, who were examined and appropriately investigated for the ...
Mohamed Fahmy +4 more
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Advertising for Demand Creation for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision [PDF]
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2016 Objective:To measure the effects of information, a challenge, and a conditional cash transfer on take-up of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC).Design:A randomized, controlled experiment with 4000 postcard recipients in Soweto (Johannesburg), South Africa.Methods:We examined differences in take-up of several decisions in the VMMC cascade between
Nicholas Wilson +3 more
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Voluntary male medical circumcision - Dan Ncayiyana responds
South African Medical Journal, 2012 This response forms part of a debate related to the editorial by Professor Ncayiyana concerning the national circumcision programme in South Africa (S Afr Med J 2011;101:775-777). Other articles in this debate: Kessinger and Millard. S Afr Med J 2012;102(3):123-124. Venter et al. S Afr Med J 2012;102(3):124-125.
Daniel J Ncayiyana
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P18.02 Circumcision of hiv positive males will not undermine the benefits of voluntary medical male circumcision programs in africa [PDF]
Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2015 Introduction The epidemiological and programmatic implications of inclusivity of HIV positive males in voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs are uncertain. We modelled these implications in Zambia as an illustrative example. Methods We used the Age-Structured Mathematical (ASM) model to evaluate the effectiveness (number of VMMCs ...
Susanne F. Awad +10 more
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Medical aspects of male circumcision [PDF]
BMJ, 2007 #### Summary points Circumcision is the commonest surgical procedure in males, because routine infant circumcision is practised in many countries for religious and cultural reasons. It originated over 15 000 years ago, being performed for religious, ritualistic, and cultural reasons, and it was not until the 19th century that the procedure was ...
Henrik A. Steinbrecher +1 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 ...
Ronald H. Gray, Aaron A.R. Tobian
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The Demand for Medical Male Circumcision [PDF]
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014 This paper measures the demand for adult medical male circumcision using an experiment that randomly offered varying-priced subsidies and comprehensive information to 1,600 uncircumcised men in urban Malawi. We find low demand for male circumcision: only 3 percent are circumcised over a three month period.
Jobiba Chinkhumba +2 more
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Medical male circumcision coverage in Rakai, Uganda [PDF]
AIDS, 2017 We assessed medical male circumcision (MMC) scale-up in Rakai, Uganda using population-based surveys during 2007-2014. MMC coverage increased from 28.5 to 52.0%. Coverage was initially lower in 15-19-year-olds but increased in 2014, was higher in married men and in trading communities, and lowest in the sexually inactive.
Godfrey Kigozi +9 more
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Perceptions of voluntary medical male circumcision among circumcising and non-circumcising communities in Malawi [PDF]
Global Public Health, 2015 Three randomised controlled trials in Africa indicated that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is an effective method to reduce a man’s risk of becoming infected through sex with an HIV-positive female partner. The success of recent public health initiatives to increase numbers of circumcised men in Malawi has been very limited. We conducted in-
Amy Corneli +4 more
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