Complications of Traditional Circumcision Amongst Young Xhosa Males Seen at St. Lucy’s Hospital, Tsolo, Eastern Cape, South Africa Anike, U., Govender, I., Ndimande, J.V., Tumbo, J. African Journal of Primary Healthcare and Family Medicine, Vol. 5, No. 1 (May, 2013). … Read More
Campaign against female genital mutilation gaining ground support Ryan Lenora Brown CSMonitor Feb 06 2013 Available at http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2013/0206/Campaign-against-female-genital-mutilation-gaining-ground-support-results# BOSTON AND KAMPALA, UGANDA — In many parts of the Kween District of eastern Uganda, women are divided into two distinct categories. … Read More
Full text available in PDF format (above) Abstract Human rights claim universal validity, which implies that bias in their applicability as well as in their application should be avoided. From this perspective it is rather remarkable that female circumcision … Read More
The new politics of male circumcision: HIV/AIDS, health law and social justice M. Fox and M. Thomson Legal Studies, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Jun. 2012), pp. 255-281. Available on Wiley Online Library (Restricted Access) Find on Wiley Abstract: This paper … Read More
Mae Azango Exposed A Secret Ritual In Liberia, Putting Her Life In Danger by Jina Moore CSMonitor Also available at http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2012/0529/Mae-Azango-exposed-a-secret-ritual-in-Liberia-putting-her-life-in-danger TODEE, LIBERIA — It’s late afternoon in Todee, a village in rural Liberia, and the sun is starting to drop. … Read More
Full PDF accessible here: http://www.salem-news.com/fms/pdf/2011-12_JLM-Boyle-Hill.pdf Boyle GJ, Hill G. Abstract In 2007, WHO/UNAIDS recommended male circumcision as an HIV-preventive measure based on three sub-Saharan African randomised clinical trials (RCTs) into female-to-male sexual transmission. A related RCT investigated male-to-female transmission. However, the … Read More
Health consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting in the Gambia: evidence into action Kaplan, A., Hechavarria, S., Martin, M., and Bonhoure, I. Reproductive Health, 8:26 (Oct., 2011). Also available on the National Center for Biotechnology Information website Full Text (PDF): Health consequences … Read More
Van Howe, R.S. and Storms, M.R. Journal of Public Health in Africa, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011), pp. 11-15. Abstract: The World Health Organization and UNAIDS have supported circumcision as a preventive for HIV infections in regions with high … Read More
HIV/AIDS and Circumcision: Lost in Translation by M. Fox and M. Thomson Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 36, No. 12 (Dec., 2010), pp. 798-801 Published by: BMJ Availiable on JSTOR (Restricted Access) Find on JSTOR Abstract: In April 2009 a … Read More
Article text available above. ABSTRACT: 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 … Read More