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Leveraging the Positive Deviance Approach to Drive Behavior Change in Noncommunicable Diseases: A Scoping Review

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
Positive deviants are individuals or groups who demonstrate unexpectedly positive outcomes in contexts where negative outcomes are the norm. In this study, positive deviants exhibited health‐promoting behaviors related to NCD risk factors. The use of these strategies led to positive health outcomes, which merit further exploration and integration into ...
Oumnia Bouaddi, Imad El badisy, Hafida Charaka, Houda E. L. Kirat, Mouna Boucham, Majdouline Obtel, Asmae Khattabi, Kenza Hassouni, Lahcen Belyamani, Mohamed Khalis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Male circumcision for HIV prevention: a prospective study of complications in clinical and traditional settings in Bungoma, Kenya

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2008
OBJECTIVE: Male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by approximately 60%. Male circumcision services are now being introduced in selected populations in sub-Saharan Africa and further interventions are being planned.
Robert C Bailey, Omar Egesah, Stephanie Rosenberg   +2 more
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High‐Risk HPV in Men: A Hidden Threat to Public Health?

Reviews in Medical Virology, Volume 36, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT High‐risk human papillomavirus (HR‐HPV) infection is a leading cause of several cancers, including those of the genital and oropharyngeal regions. While public health efforts have largely focused on women due to its link to cervical cancer, HPV also poses significant risks to men, particularly in the oropharyngeal regions. HR‐HPV prevalence in
Keesha L. Coker, Ethan L. Morgan
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Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 195-205, March 2026.
ABSTRACT In this article, we review how anthropologies from various subdisciplines, from social to evolutionary anthropology, are contributing to our understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We focus on four key questions: What are the origins of FGM/C? What functions and meanings are linked to FGM/C?
Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson
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Youth Traditional Male Circumcision (TMC) as a tool to fight HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Implications for Human Rights and Social Work Practice [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Traditional Male Circumcision (TMC) as a feasible tool to increase HIV/AIDS response needs to be validated and advocated to especially its adherents who, from time immemorial, hold to the fact that its goal has been to achieve some socio-cultural goal ...
Simon Murote Kang’ethe
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The sensory penis: A comprehensive immunohistological and ontogenetic exploration of human penile innervation

Andrology, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 661-701, March 2026.
Abstract Background Penile sexual sensation relies on intricate neural structures that remain incompletely characterized. Immunohistological insights into their development and organization can enhance understanding of penile neuroanatomy and function, while optimizing surgical outcomes.
Alfonso Cepeda‐Emiliani, María Otero‐Alén, Juan Suárez‐Quintanilla, Marina Gándara‐Cortés, Tomás García‐Caballero, Rosalía Gallego, Lucía García‐Caballero   +6 more
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Iatrogenic Penile Glans Amputation: Major Novel Reconstructive Procedure

Case Reports in Urology, 2013
Circumcision is a very common urological practice. Even though it is relatively safe, it is not a complication-free procedure. We describe a patient that underwent a neonatal circumcision complicated by iatrogenic complete glans amputation ...
Rami Nasr, Samer L. Traboulsi, Rami R. Abou Ghaida, Joseph Bakhach   +3 more
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Bringing HIV Prevention to Scale: An Urgent Global Priority [PDF]

, 2007
Illustrates the need for a scaled-up HIV prevention response in order to stem the epidemic, describes impediments to HIV prevention efforts and examples of successful initiatives, and includes recommendations for governments, health agencies, and ...

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Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of cfDNA Concentration and Fragmentation in Prostate Cancer

The Prostate, Volume 86, Issue 3, Page 338-348, February 15, 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the value of circulating free DNA (cfDNA) in prostate cancer (PCa) by cfDNA assay and analysis of plasma and urinary cfDNA fragmentation to determine the usefulness of this parameter for risk staging and tumor progression monitoring.
Marta Victoria Lorenzo‐Sánchez, José Miguel Giménez‐Bachs, María Granada Picazo‐Martínez, María José Donate‐Moreno, Carlos Martínez‐Sánchiz, María Amalia Tárraga‐Honrubia, Sonsoles Navarro‐Jiménez, Óscar Legido‐Gómez, Antonio Santiago Salinas‐Sánchez   +8 more
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An accidental finding of a penile abscess in a febrile sickle cell anaemia child following circumcision

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014
Circumcision is an age-long tradition in Africa. Both sexes are often circumcised; however, female circumcision has significantly reduced in some African societies while the practice of male circumcision still continues.
Aliyu Ibrahim
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