Opinions and Perceptions Regarding Traditional Male Circumcision With Related Deaths and Complications

Opinions and Perceptions Regarding Traditional Male Circumcision With Related Deaths and Complications

The notion of manhood values is highly treasured and respected by various cultural groups practicing traditional male circumcision (TMC) in South Africa. This study was conducted at Libode, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The goals of this study were to (a) explore opinions and perceptions related to TMC among boys from 12 to 18 years of age, and (b) determine the actions to be taken to prevent hig...

Male neonatal circumcision: indications, controversies and complications.

The debate about whether to circumcise infants in the neonatal period likely will continue. As the medical and ethical issues are discussed and studied, however, economic factors are beginning to limit the practice in the United States. As the shift in reimbursement occurs, parents who believe that circumcision is a medically necessary practice will need to be reassured that their child may lea...

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

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. METHODS we systematically searched databases and reports for studies on the prevalence and complications of traditional male circumcision in youth 10-24 years of age...

Xhosa Male Circumcision at the Crossroads: Responses by Government, Traditional Authorities and Communities to Circumcision Related Injuries and Deaths in Eastern Cape Province

Time to stop preventable deaths from unsterile traditional male circumcision practices.

521 August 2014, Vol. 104, No. 8 Time to stop preventable deaths from unsterile traditional male circumcision practices To the Editor: Once again the nation is outraged by the now familiar annual tale of how a number of initiates undergoing traditional male circum cision in several provinces have paid with permanent disability, or the ultimate penalty of death, for taking part in cultural pract...