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African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary StudiesMale circumcision is an ancient practice across the globe, with concomitant shifts in the life of the initiates. This paper examined the complexities of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation (TMCI) in South Africa and other African contexts.
Robert Mutemi Kajiita +1 more
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South African Family Practice, 2021 Background: There is compelling evidence that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the chances of heterosexual transmission of HIV infection.
Celenkosini T. Nxumalo, Gugu G. Mchunu
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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
Wilson, Nicholas +3 more
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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
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Sustaining Gains Made in Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision [PDF]
Global Health: Science and Practice, 2016 Introducing early infant male circumcision (EIMC) can sustain voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs. This Global Health: Science and Practice supplement presents lessons learned, research findings on demand creation, and cost comparisons of various models of EIMC introduction.
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Circumventing the Urologist: A Case of Poorly Executed Self-Circumcision
Journal of Urological Surgery, 2016 Circumcision is a relatively brief and safe procedure when performed by a medical professional. Recently, clamp-assisted circumcisions in the adult male have gained increased interest due to potential public health benefits.
Timothy Rogers +3 more
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AMHR2 mutation in persistent Müllerian duct syndrome: A case of transverse testicular ectopia
UroPrecision, EarlyView.Abstract Backgroud Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is a rare condition characterized by the persistence of Müllerian duct structures in genotypic and phenotypic males. Case Presentation We present the case of a 4‐month‐old male with PMDS who presented with transverse testicular ectopia. The patient underwent diagnostic laparoscopic orchiopexy
Hangcheng Fu +2 more
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Religiously-Motivated Medical Neglect: A Response to Professors Levin, Jacobs, and Arora [PDF]
, 2016 This Response to Professors Levin, Jacobs, and Arora’s article To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate: (When) Should the State Regulate Religion to Protect the Rights of Children and Third Parties?
Coleman, Doriane Lambelet
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Rituell omskjæring - religiøse, etiske og medisinske aspekter. [PDF]
, 2015 Background: The ethical challenges concerning female and male circumcision have been the subject of heated debates for decades. This student thesis analyses the similarities and differences between male and female circumcision, focusing on the historical,
Limoseth, Olav
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Adolescence is an expansive, dynamic period within the life course, covering a broad age range (10‐24 years) and a cascade of biological and cultural changes. However, biocultural approaches to adolescence have been less well developed within existing research compared to child and adult counterparts.
Delaney Glass, Emily Emmott
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