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Research data: CIRCUMCISION
2015 Factors associated with mothers' decisions on male neonatal circumcision in Swaziland
Neonatal male circumcision is safer, easier and cheaper than adult male circumcision, but is not widely practised in Swaziland. It has been ...
2013 Understanding and addressing socio-cultural barriers to medical male circumcision in traditionally non-circumcising rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa
Given recent clinical trials establishing the safety and efficacy of adult medical male circumcision (MMC) in Africa, attention has now shif...
2013 HIV voluntary counselling and testing among recently initiated and traditionally circumsised men in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is a cornerstone of the national strategic plan for HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support in Sout...
2012 Prevalence and acceptability of male circumcision among young men in South Africa
The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and acceptability of male circumcision among young men in four of nine provinc...