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Impact of female genital mutilation laws, policies, and professional codes of conduct on healthcare workers' knowledge, attitudes, skills, and quality of care: A mixed-method review. [PDF]

Int J Gynaecol Obstet
Abstract Background Over 230 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), primarily in Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia. Although many countries have laws prohibiting FGM, enforcement remains a challenge. Efforts to eliminate FGM require a multifaceted approach, including policy implementation, community ...
Asaolu I, Oringanje C, Arikpo D, Aquaisua E, Ndukwu D, Pallitto CC, Nihlen A, Robertson K, Meremikwu M.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Libertarianism and Circumcision [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014
Despite the millenniums-old tradition in Abrahamic circles of removing the foreskin of a penis at birth, the involuntary and aggressive practice of circumcision must not be made an exception to the natural, negative right to self-ownership—a birthright ...
Patrick Testa, Walter E. Block
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Uptake of medical male circumcision with household-based testing, and the association of traditional male circumcision and HIV infection

AIDS, 2023
Objectives: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is an important component of combination HIV prevention. Inclusion of traditionally circumcised HIV negative men in VMMC uptake campaigns may be important if traditional male circumcision is less protective against HIV acquisition than VMMC.
Zewdie, K, Pickles, M, Floyd, S, Fidler, S, Ayles, H, Bock, P, Hoddinott, G, Mandla, N, Shanaube, K, Simwinga, M, Fraser, C, Seeley, J, Piwowar-Manning, E, Hayes, R, Donnell, D   +14 more
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Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts

African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies
Male 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, Simon Murote Kang'ethe   +1 more
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Traditional Male Circumcision: Ways to Prevent Deaths Due to Dehydration [PDF]

American Journal of Men's Health, 2016
Deaths of initiates occurring in the circumcision initiation schools are preventable. Current studies list dehydration as one of the underlying causes of deaths among traditional male circumcision initiates in the Eastern Cape, a province in South Africa, but ways to prevent dehydration in the initiation schools have not been adequately explored.
Mbuyiselo Douglas PhD, Thelmah Xavela Maluleke PhD   +1 more
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Correlates of male circumcision in Eastern and Southern African countries: establishing a baseline prior to VMMC Scale-up. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
BACKGROUND: Despite the importance of male circumcision (MC) prevalence to HIV prevention efforts in Eastern and Southern Africa, there has been no systematic analysis on the correlates of male circumcision.
Khai Hoan Tram, Jane T Bertrand
doaj   +1 more source

Adult Male Circumcision Tool for Use in Traditional Ceremonies [PDF]

Journal of Medical Devices, 2010
Public health officials are currently supporting adult male circumcision as a public health policy to minimize the transmission of HIV during intercourse. Estimates indicate that more than 3 million lives could be saved in sub-Saharan Africa alone if the procedure becomes widely used.
Kyle A. Lemmermen, Tom F. Van Wingen, Craig M. Spencer, Phil J. Scott, Kathleen H. Sienko   +4 more
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A systematic review of group education or one-on-one counseling for the prevention of female genital mutilation in communities that perform female genital mutilation. [PDF]

Int J Gynaecol Obstet
Abstract Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice that violates the human rights of women and girls. Education plays a crucial role in stopping and preventing FGM by raising awareness through individual counseling, as well as group education at health facilities.
Meremikwu A, Oduwole OA, Oringanje C, Arikpo I, Sidney O, Nwankwo G, Eze A, Okebalama H, Odey E, Ukpeh I, Ele M, Meremikwu M.   +11 more
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An accidental finding of a penile abscess in a febrile sickle cell anaemia child following circumcision

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014
Circumcision is an age-long tradition in Africa. Both sexes are often circumcised; however, female circumcision has significantly reduced in some African societies while the practice of male circumcision still continues.
Aliyu Ibrahim
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Time to stop preventable deaths from unsterile traditional male circumcision practices

South African Medical Journal, 2014
Once again the nation is outraged by the now familiar annual tale of how a number of initiates undergoing traditional male circumcision in several provinces have paid with permanent disability, or the ultimate penalty of death, for taking part in cultural practices that have outlived their value in today's South Africa.
Simbayi, Leickness, Shisana, Olive, Setswe, Geoffrey, Gray, Glenda, Venter, Francois, Ncayiyana, Dan, Rehle, Thomas   +6 more
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