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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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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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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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Complications of circumcision in male neonates, infants and children: a systematic review

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, Larke Natasha, Weiss Helen A, Schenker Inon   +3 more
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Circumcision Tradition (Reconstruction of Knowledge From Circumcision Practice in Non-Muslim Men in Medan)

Indonesian Journal of Medical Anthropology, 2020
This research aims to discuss non-Muslim men's knowledge about circumcision practices that have done both pieces of knowledge about the meaning of circumcision and how to circumcision.  Besides, to know various reasons, they practice circumcision. The method used is an ethnographic method with in-depth observation and interview techniques, by jumping ...
Dewantara Bangun, Lister Berutu
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Necrotizing fasciitis of the external genitalia following traditional circumcision

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2007
Necrotizing fasciitis of the external genitalia is not common in children, and is particularly unusual after circumcision.A case report of necrotizing fasciitis of the external genitalia in a one month old boy with discussion of relevant literature.A one-month-old boy presented with necrotizing fasciitis of the external genitalia following traditional ...
Makama, JG, Mshelbwala, PM, Ameh, EA
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The experience of maternity care for migrant women living with female genital mutilation: A qualitative synthesis [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of childbearing women with a history of female genital mutilation (FGM) are accessing maternity services in high-income countries across the world.
Abusharaf, Ameresekere, Aya, Banks, Berg, Berggren, Bondas, Bulma, Chalmers, Chalmers, Crawford, Creighton, Essén, Essén, Gough, Hicks, Hill, Lundberg, Macklin, Moher, Moxey, Murray, Noblit, Small, Thierfelder, Vangen   +25 more
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Total penile glans amputation following circumcision: A case report of a dramatic complication

Urology Case Reports, 2022
Circumcision is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures. As traditional ritual circumcisions are still practiced in the community, in Senegal the majority of circumcisions are performed in hospitals.
Ousmane Sow, Cyrille Ze Ondo, Alioune Sarr, Babacar Sine, Cheikh Becaye Gassama, Alain Khassim Ndoye   +5 more
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Religiously-Motivated Medical Neglect: A Response to Professors Levin, Jacobs, and Arora [PDF]

, 2016
This Response to Professors Levin, Jacobs, and Arora’s article To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate: (When) Should the State Regulate Religion to Protect the Rights of Children and Third Parties?
Coleman, Doriane Lambelet
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Multifactorial determinants of male genital measurements: Correlations of stretched penile length and anogenital distance with anthropometric parameters

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The stretched penile length is recognized as the most reliable measure of true penile size, this fact is not widely acknowledged, and societal myths often associate penile length with other anthropometric measurements. While markers of prenatal androgen exposure, such as anogenital distance and the second‐to‐fourth digit ratio (2D ...
Coşkun Kaya, Mehmet Erhan Aydın, Aykut Aykaç, Sevda Sungur, Murat Dursun, Ateş Kadıoğlu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source