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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 INTRODUCTION: male circumcision (MC) reduces the risk of HIV, and this risk reduction may be modified by socio-cultural factors such as the timing and method (medical and traditional) of circumcision.
Dlama Nggida Rasmussen +5 more
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Adult Male Circumcision Tool for Use in Traditional Ceremonies [PDF]
Journal of Medical Devices, 2010 Public health officials are currently supporting adult male circumcision as a public health policy to minimize the transmission of HIV during intercourse. Estimates indicate that more than 3 million lives could be saved in sub-Saharan Africa alone if the procedure becomes widely used.
Kyle A. Lemmermen +4 more
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Male Circumcision as an HIV Prevention Strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Socio-Legal Barriers [PDF]
, 2008 UNAIDS and WHO recommend safe, voluntary male circumcision as an additional, important strategy for the prevention of heterosexually-acquired HIV in men in areas with high HIV prevalence and low levels of male circumcision.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Andrology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Reconstructing the urethra presents in hypospadias surgery is difficult. Occasionally, the urethral plate (UP) may be quite narrow, necessitating augmentation or replacement to achieve additional tubularization. Objective The objective of this research was to assess the application of modified dorsal inlay graft (mDIG) and ...
Yakun Xu +3 more
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Technology Meets Tradition: CO2 Laser Circumcision versus Conventional Surgical Technique.
Research and reports in urology, 2020 We wished to present the clinical applications and to evaluate the benefits of the use of a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser versus the conventional procedure for circumcision in adults, in terms of duration of surgery, surgical techniques, complications, pain and cosmetic appearance.The medical records of 482 patients who had been circumcised were ...
Ronchi,Piero +2 more
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The Applicability of Behaviour Change in Intervention Programmes Targeted at Ending Female Genital Mutilation in the EU:Integrating Social Cognitive and Community Level Approaches [PDF]
, 2013 With increased migration, female genital mutilation (FGM) also referred to as female circumcision or female genital cutting is no longer restricted to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Barrett, Hazel +2 more
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International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the doctrine of Christ’s two states of humiliation and exaltation in Herman Bavinck’s and John Calvin’s thought, with the aim of illuminating Bavinck’s use of Calvin. The article begins by exploring Calvin’s use of the two states and argues that his treatment of Christ’s descent into hell is an important though ...
Sarah Killam Crosby
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Christians’ Cut: Popular Religion and the Global Health Campaign for Medical Male Circumcision in Swaziland [PDF]
, 2017 Swaziland faces one of the worst HIV epidemics in the world and is a site for the current global health campaign in sub-Saharan Africa to medically circumcise the majority of the male population.
Golomski, Casey, Nyawo, Sonene
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What Lies Between Them? Exploring Relational Dynamics Among Hetero‐Gay Co‐Parents
Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study seeks to enhance knowledge of the relationships between elective co‐parents in hetero‐gay families. Background Elective co‐parenting is an alternative family form that encompasses parents who are not intimate partners but decide to collaborate for the purpose of having children and raising them together.
Lior Bar, Ahuva Even‐Zohar
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Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study explores how and why West African and Caribbean heritage mothers in the Netherlands engage in ethnic‐racial socialization. Background West African and Caribbean communities have long histories in the Netherlands. Even though parents from these communities are tasked with helping children navigate mainstream Dutch culture ...
Daudi van Veen +2 more
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