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Traditional male circumcision in eastern and southern Africa: a systematic review of prevalence and complications

open access: yesBulletin 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
doaj  

Contextualization: Tanzanian Maasai Culture and the Implications for Worship and Women’s Ministry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Maasai religion, music, and cultural customs have a definite impact on the methodology of missions and relations with the people of their tribes, specifically in the areas of worship and women’s ministry.
Morgan, Alexandra T
core   +1 more source

Patient‐reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day‐case surgery (POPPY): baseline data from day surgery practice in the UK

open access: yesAnaesthesia, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 477-488, April 2026.
Summary Introduction Most patients undergoing elective surgery in the UK are discharged from hospital on the same day. Despite this, there is a lack of UK patient‐centred outcome measures relating to quality of recovery, pain and analgesic use. The POPPY study was a UK‐wide prospective, observational study measuring short‐ and longer‐term patient ...
Martha Belete   +2177 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community perception of traditional circumcision in a sub-region of the Transkei, Eastern Cape, South Africa

open access: yesSouth 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
doaj   +1 more source

An Interpretative Phenomenological Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Female Anti‐FGM Activists in the United Kingdom

open access: yesJournal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 36, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the experiences of grassroots activists who are campaigning to end FGM. Seven semi‐structured interviews were conducted with women from the diaspora community in the United Kingdom. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis the researchers constructed five themes: ‘The path to activism’, ‘conflict and struggle ...
Amal Ali, Paula Corcoran
wiley   +1 more source

Myiasis as a Rare Complication of Male Circumcision: A Case Report and Review of Literature

open access: yesCase Reports in Surgery, 2012
Introduction. Circumcision is a common procedure carried out around the world. Due to religious reasons, it is routinely done in Bangladesh, by both traditional as well as medically trained circumcisers.
Muhammad Rajib Hossain   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

On Social and Economic Spheres: An Observation of the “gantangan” Indonesian tradition\ud [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Indonesian traditional villagers have a tradition for the sake of their own social and economic security named “nyumbang”. There are wide variations of the traditions across the archipelago, and we revisit an observation to one in Subang, West Java ...
Prasetyo, Yanu Endar, Situngkir, Hokky
core   +1 more source

Application of Geographically Weighted Regression Analysis to Assess Predictors of Early Sexual Initiation in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Early sexual initiation was defined as the experience of first intercourse before 18 years of age. It has negative health, social, and economic consequences with an increased lifetime prevalence of sexual partners, thereby increasing the risk of exposure to sexually transmitted diseases. Thus, this study aimed to assess the
Shimels Derso Kebede   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology of complications of male circumcision in Ibadan, Nigeria

open access: yesBMC Urology, 2006
Background The number of infants managed for neonatal circumcision injuries in our unit has been on the increase over the past 16 years. In our search for the sources and reasons for these injuries, we were unable to identify any previous studies of ...
Ikuerowo Odunayo S   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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