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

American Journal of Men's Health, 2018
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.
Mbuyiselo Douglas PhD, Charles Hongoro PhD   +1 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.
Elisa M Maffioli
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Traditional Male Circumcision: Ways to Prevent Deaths Due to Dehydration

American Journal of Men's Health, 2018
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,
Mbuyiselo Douglas PhD, Thelmah Xavela Maluleke PhD   +1 more
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Community perception of traditional circumcision in a sub-region of the Transkei, Eastern Cape, South Africa

South African Family Practice, 2005
The ritual of traditional male circumcisions (initiation) of young adults goes back generations among Xhosa people of South Africa. Xhosa tribe is committed to preserving the old cultural traditions.
B.L. Meel
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Optimizing treatment strategies for pediatric phimosis and redundant prepuce: a comparative study of traditional circumcision and disposable circumcision stapler

Frontiers in Pediatrics
ObjectiveTo investigate the surgical outcomes and complication rates of traditional circumcision and disposable circumcision stapler in the treatment of pediatric patients with phimosis and redundant prepuce.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted ...
Guoyan Zhang, Yongliang Luo, Shangchao Cheng, Yonglang Tu, Xiangyu Meng, Linde Wu, Gang Li, Xiyuan Chen   +7 more
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The Notion of Manhood Embedment in the Practice of Traditional Male Circumcision in Ngove Village, Limpopo, South Africa

American Journal of Men's Health, 2018
Traditional male circumcision (TMC) is a cultural ritual that involves the removal of the penile foreskin of a male person undertaken as part of a rite of passage from childhood into adulthood. The aim of the study was to determine the notions of manhood
Tryphosa Siweya MA, Tholene Sodi PhD, Mbuyiselo Douglas PhD   +2 more
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Traditional Circumcision: Part I: Implications for family practitioners

South African Family Practice, 1997
No abstract available.
Vincent Shaw
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Outcome Analysis of Continuous versus Interrupted Sutures for Adult Circumcision at a Tertiary Care Centre, Tamil Nadu, India

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2022
Introduction: Circumcision is the most common reconstructive urological procedure all over the world with minimal complications. It comprises of surgical removal of the prepuceal skin from the penis.
P Puvai Murugan, Bhalaguru Iyyan, R Shree Vishnu Siddarth, P Vairamuthu   +3 more
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An exploration of the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of Xhosa men concerning traditional circumcision

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2017
Background: The practice of traditional circumcision is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, yet there is a paucity of literature that provides an understanding of the cultural values that influence men to choose traditional rather than ...
Salome Froneman, Paul A. Kapp
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Habitus and Cultural Reproduction of Female Circumcision in Muslim Community of Sumenep

Society, 2022
Female circumcision has been widely studied in terms of the causal factors, the motivation of parents to choose female circumcision for medical or non-medical personnel, community knowledge about female circumcision, the relationship between female ...
Ida Rosyidah, Joharotul Jamilah
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