Acceptability of medical male circumcision in the traditionally circumcising communities in Northern Tanzania [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2011 Background Data from traditionally circumcising communities show that non-circumcised males and those circumcised in the medical settings are stigmatised.
Mshana Gerry +5 more
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Complications of circumcision in male neonates, infants and children: a systematic review [PDF]
BMC Urology, 2010 Background Approximately one in three men are circumcised globally, but there are relatively few data on the safety of the procedure. The aim of this paper is to summarize the literature on frequency of adverse events following pediatric circumcision ...
Halperin Daniel +3 more
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The perceptions on male circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV infection and considerations in scaling up of the services: a qualitative study among police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2012 Background In recent randomized controlled trials, male circumcision has been proven to complement the available biomedical interventions in decreasing HIV transmission from infected women to uninfected men. Consequently, Tanzania is striving to scale-up
Tarimo Edith AM +5 more
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2010 OBJECTIVE: To systematically review studies on the prevalence and complications of traditional male circumcision (i.e. circumcision by a traditional provider with no formal medical training), whose coverage and safety are unclear.
Andrea Wilcken, Thomas Keil, Bruce Dick
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Male circumcision uptake, postoperative complications, and satisfaction associated with mid-level providers in rural Kenya. [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess postoperative complications and patient satisfaction associated with mid-level provision of male circumcision in rural Kenya. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted among children, adolescents,
Obhai, George, Ngo, Thoai D
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Cutting through red tape: non-therapeutic circumcision and unethical guidelines [PDF]
, 2009 Current General Medical Council (GMC) guidelines state that any doctor who does not wish to carry out a non-therapeutic circumcision (NTC) on a boy must invoke conscientious objection.
Shaw, D., Shaw, David
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Impact of Medical and Traditional Circumcision on Penile Microbiome of Condyloma Acuminata Patients: A Pilot Study [PDF]
Translational Research in UrologyIntroduction: Sexually transmitted infections rank among the primary contributors to health, social, and economic challenges in numerous nations. Circumcision is believed to change the microbial flora of the penis.
Devi Susetiati +3 more
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background South Africa has a persistent burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Male circumcision has been shown to be effective in preventing HIV and STIs, but data are scarce on the protective effect of circumcision in high-risk populations ...
Blanchard Mbay Iyemosolo +2 more
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Cogent Social Sciences, 2022 Male circumcision is culturally motivated with a symbolic meaning of the rite-of-passage from boyhood to manhood in some African countries such as Uganda, particularly by the Bamasaaba local people from the Bugisu sub-region.
Bernard Omukunyi
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is becoming more popular as an important HIV prevention strategy. Malawi, with a high HIV and AIDS prevalence rate of 8.8% and a low male circumcision prevalence rate of 28% in 2016, is one of the ...
Rodney Masese +3 more
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