Aspirations and realities in a North-South partnership for health promotion: lessons from a program to promote safe male circumcision in Botswana. [PDF]
Global Health, 2016 International donors support the partnership between the Government of Botswana and two international organisations: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Africa Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership to implement Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision with the target of circumcising 80 % of HIV negative men in 5 years.
Katisi M, Daniel M, Mittelmark MB.
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A comparison of sexual risk behaviours and HIV seroprevalence among circumcised and uncircumcised men before and after implementation of the safe male circumcision programme in Uganda. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2016 Although male circumcision reduces the heterosexual HIV transmission risk, its effect may be attenuated if circumcised men increase sexual risk behaviours (SRB) due to perceived low risk. In Uganda information about the protective effects of circumcision has been publicly disseminated since 2007.
Kibira SP +4 more
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Simple circumcision device: proof of concept for a single-visit, adjustable device to facilitate safe adult male circumcision [PDF]
Fertility and Sterility, 2014 To conduct a proof-of-concept study to determine the potential utility of a novel, adjustable single-visit, disposable device to facilitate rapid adult circumcision.Prospective pilot trial of a novel surgical device.Tertiary care Veterans Administration medical center.Five adult males.Circumcisions performed by junior trainees using an adjustable ...
James M, Hotaling +7 more
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A rare case of necrotizing soft tissue infection following circumcision of buried penis
Urology Case Reports, 2023 Circumcision is generally a safe procedure with rare serious adverse events. We report the case of a 7-month-old male who developed necrotizing soft tissue infection following circumcision of his buried penis. A high index of suspicion must be present to
Jason Weiss, Hoang-Kim Le
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Service delivery interventions to increase uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention: A systematic review. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) remains an essential component of combination HIV prevention services, particularly in priority countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Atkins, Kaitlyn +8 more
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Religious circumcision (Khatna) and circumcision mishaps in Kashmiri children
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2022 Background: Male circumcision is recommended practice in Muslim tradition and one of the oldest operations performed all over the world. Male circumcision is universal in our Muslim-dominated valley of Kashmir for religious reasons.
Yaqoob Hassan +4 more
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O23.5 “Circumcision Makes Them Half Men”: Concerns About Loss of Masculinity May Deter Acceptance of Safe Medical Male Circumcision [PDF]
Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2013 Background Despite access to safe medical male circumcision (MMC) and the proven effectiveness of the procedure in reducing acquisition of HIV and other STIs, uptake remains relatively low in Rakai District, Uganda. Gender may play an important role in use of HIV prevention services, yet few studies have examined linkages between beliefs about what it
P Lilleston +4 more
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Economic compensation interventions to increase uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundEconomic compensation interventions may help support higher voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) coverage in priority sub-Saharan African countries.
Atkins, Kaitlyn +8 more
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The Open Urology & Nephrology Journal, 2023 Purpose: This study evaluated the early postoperative complications in Circumplast® and Plastibell® techniques for infant male circumcision in two community clinics. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the outcome of infant male circumcision (n=649) over 1 year (Jan 2021 to Feb 2022 ...
Muhammad Moazzam, Aibak Khwaja
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Journal of Public Health, 2023 Abstract Aim This paper investigates factors associated with low uptake of safe male circumcision (SMC) and the intention not to circumcise among men aged 15–64 years in Botswana. Subject and methods Data were collected during the 2013 Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS IV).
Mogomotsi Ntsabane +2 more
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