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The Consideration of Socioeconomic Determinants in Prevention of Traditional Male Circumcision Deaths and Complications

American Journal of Men's Health, 2016
The responsiveness to socioeconomic determinants is perceived as highly crucial in preventing the high mortality and morbidity rates of traditional male circumcision initiates in the Eastern Cape, a province in South Africa. The study sought to describe social determinants and explore economic determinants related to traditional circumcision of boys ...
Mbuyiselo Douglas PhD, Charles Hongoro PhD   +1 more
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Low acceptability of medical male circumcision as an HIV/AIDS prevention intervention within a South African community that practises traditional circumcision

South African Medical Journal, 2012
Traditional circumcision is practised among some indigenous tribes in South Africa (SA) such as the Xhosa. Recent experimental evidence has demonstrated the benefits of male circumcision for the prevention of HIV infection in heterosexual men. The acceptability of circumcision as a biomedical intervention mirroring an ingrained cultural practice, as ...
Mark, Daniella, Middelkoop, Keren, Black, Samantha, Roux, Surita, Fleurs, Llewellyn, Wood, Robin, Bekker, Linda-Gail   +6 more
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Is traditional male circumcision effective as an HIV prevention strategy? Evidence from Lesotho

PLOS ONE, 2017
In many developing countries, male circumcision has been promoted as an effective HIV prevention strategy, and medical randomized controlled trials have indeed shown a causal link. However, there is limited empirical evidence to support this conclusion in countries where individuals can voluntary opt for different types of circumcision.
openaire   +4 more sources

A SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVE ON SOUTH AFRICAN TRADITIONAL MALE CHILD CIRCUMCISION

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
Traditional male circumcision (TMC) is a longstanding African cultural practice involving the socialisation of boys and young men into manhood. Social workers must have knowledge of various cultural practices to develop a holistic view of the person-in-environment.
Andrew Spaumer, Robert Lekganyane, Linda Shirindi   +2 more
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Traditional male circumcision: Balancing cultural rights and the prevention of serious, avoidable harm

South African Medical Journal, 2013
The right to participate in cultural practices should be protected. However, it is a limited right, and does not entail a right to activities that cause serious and avoidable harms. I argue that the harms currently resulting from traditional circumcision are very serious, and that we have an obligation to ensure that the practice is effectively ...
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Exploring initiation schools' impact on HIV and AIDS management in the Vhembe district of South Africa: An ethnography. [PDF]

Health SA, 2023
Ndou-Mammbona AA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Mental Health Disorders in Circumcised Reproductive-age Women, Legal Dimensions and Prevention Strategies: A Narrative Review. [PDF]

Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet, 2023
Alidost F, Abbasi M, Ghamsari SR, Pakzad M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Infant Male Circumcision

The Linacre Quarterly, 2017
D. Jones
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Penile glans amputation following untrained male circumcision in rural Somalia: A case report of a rare but serious complication in a resource-limited setting Somalia. [PDF]

Urol Case Rep
Elmi AH, Ibrahim FH, Abdi AO.
europepmc   +1 more source

Meaning and value attributed to non-therapeutic circumcision of boys among Danish parents of Jewish Origin: The formation of parents and families. [PDF]

J Migr Health
Dræbel TA, Sørensen JB, Meyrowitsch DW.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source