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Meatal stenosis posttraditional neonatal circumcision-cross-sectional study

Urology Annals, 2021
Context: Circumcision holds a unique place in the daily practice of urology. Heat cautery device is the most common local technique used, we found it can cause meatal stenosis (MS) and its sequels.
Ammar Fadil Abid, Naser Sabah Hussein
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Traditional circumcision during manhood initiation rituals in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: a pre-post intervention evaluation

BMC Public Health, 2008
Background Circumcisions undertaken in non-clinical settings can have significant risks of serious adverse events, including death. The aim of this study was to test an intervention for safe traditional circumcision in the context of initiation into ...
Nqeketo Ayanda, Peltzer Karl, Petros George, Kanta Xola   +3 more
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"After my husband's circumcision, I know that I am safe from diseases": Women's Attitudes and Risk Perceptions Towards Male Circumcision in Iringa, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
While male circumcision reduces the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission and certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs), there is little evidence that circumcision provides women with direct protection against HIV.
Romani B Momburi, Mgeni Lilian, Kennedy, Caitlin E, Mgeni, Lilian, Romani B. Momburi, Beckham Sarah W., Layer, Erica H, Sarah W Beckham, Erica H. Layer, Momburi Romani B., Kennedy Caitlin E., Layer Erica H., Sarah W. Beckham, Beckham, Sarah W, Lilian Mgeni, Shembilu Catherine, Caitlin E, Shembilu, Catherine, Momburi, Romani B, Catherine Shembilu, Caitlin E Kennedy, Erica H Layer   +21 more
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Will circumcision provide even more protection from HIV to women and men? New estimates of the population impact of circumcision interventions. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Mathematical modelling has indicated that expansion of male circumcision services in high HIV prevalence settings can substantially reduce population-level HIV transmission.
J. M. Baeten, C. Celum, R. Gray, Alsallaq, Ramzi A, H. Weiss, Baeten, Jared, R. A. Alsallaq, Gray, Ron, Celum, Connie, Celum, Connie L., T. B. Hallett, Alsallaq, Ramzi A., Weiss, Helen, Baeten, Jared M, L. Abu-Raddad, Abu-Raddad, Laith, Hallett, Timothy B   +16 more
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Complications of traditional circumcision amongst young Xhosa males seen at St Lucy’s Hospital, Tsolo, Eastern Cape, South Africa

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2013
Background: Traditional circumcision of males is common amongst many societies in sub-Saharan Africa. Circumcision amongst the Xhosa people of South Africa represents a rite of passage to manhood.
Ugochukwu Anike, Indiran Govender, John V. Ndimade, John Tumbo   +3 more
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The association of meatal stenosis and infant circumcision

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2023
Background. The association of meatal stenosis with age at circumcision is controversial. We noticed a high rate of meatal stenosis in a region where early circumcision is traditional.
Sibel Tiryaki, Yaşar Issi
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Psychiatric disorder in Xhosa-speaking men following circumcision [PDF]

, 2008
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.This interdisciplinary study, within the fields of anthropology and medicine, describes my qualitative research as an anthropologist into the mental illness histories of five young Xhosa-speaking men ...
Vivian, Lauraine Margaret Helen
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Susceptibility of Contracting Diseases during the Traditional Male Circumcision (TMC) Rite of Males in Alice, South Africa (Eastern Cape): Implication to Social Work [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
This paper, using an explorative and descriptive design facilitated by an interview schedule, explored the potential of male adolescents undergoing the rite of traditional male circumcision contracting diseases.
Aphiwe Mpateni , Simon Murote Kang’ethe   +1 more
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Male circumcision and human papillomavirus infection in men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

, 2011
BACKGROUND: We systematically reviewed the evidence for an association between male circumcision and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection and genital warts in men. METHODS: PubMed and Embase were searched to 15 September 2010.
Isabel dos Santos Silva, Thomas, Sara L, Weiss, Helen A, Dos Santos Silva, Isabel, Helen A. Weiss, Sara L. Thomas, Larke, Natasha, Natasha Larke   +7 more
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Evaluation of a project to reduce morbidity and mortality from traditional male circumcision in Umlamli, Eastern Cape, South Africa: Outcome mapping

South African Family Practice, 2012
Background: Traditional circumcision is common among the amaXhosa in Umlamli, Eastern Cape. Circumcision is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The need to reduce complications was identified as a priority by the local community. The aim was to
O. Nwanze, R. Mash
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