ReviewTranslational andrology and urology2017
Circumcision and its effects in Africa.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cost comparison of the ShangRing device versus Mogen clamp for early infant male circumcision in Sub-Saharan Africa.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Subcutaneous tissue-sparing dorsal slit with new marking technique: A novel circumcision method.Medicine · 2019Trial
- Trends in age at male circumcision and its determinants in Rwanda.AIDS research and therapy · 2026Article
- Pediatric Urological Emergencies at a Regional Hospital in Burkina Faso: A Series of 28 Cases.Advances in urology · 2026Article
- Successful Penile Refashioning Plus Glans Reconstruction With a Buccal Mucosa Graft: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes of circumcisions and prevalence of complications of male circumcisions: A five-year retrospective analysis at a teaching hospital in Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- HIV prevalence and associated factors among married women, Mozambique, 2015: analysis of the 2015 National AIDS Indicator Survey (IMASIDA).The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Dynamics of factors associated with rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths in African countries.Globalization and health · 2023Article
- Understanding the Evolving Role of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision as a Public Health Strategy in Eastern and Southern Africa: Opportunities and Challenges.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2022Review
- Conceptualizing safer sex in a new era: Risk perception and decision-making process among highly sexually active men who have sex with men.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- HIV trends and disparities by gender and urban-rural residence among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa.Reproductive health · 2021Article
- The impact of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 on male reproduction and men's health.Fertility and sterility · 2021Review
- Mapping male circumcision for HIV prevention efforts in sub-Saharan Africa.BMC medicine · 2020Article
- A rare presentation of penile keloids after traditional circumcision: Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Male circumcision is one of the most commonly performed procedures in Africa, with a wide variation between the different regions on the practice. This is because circumcision is often done for religious and cultural or traditional reasons, which includes being part of rituals or rite of passage to adulthood. There had been few medical indications for the procedure until the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic, which is prevalent in many of the countries in the region. Evidence from randomized controlled trials conducted in the continent had shown that male circumcision could be instrumental to reducing the transmission of HIV/AIDS in heterosexual couples in high disease prevalent and low circumcision prevalent areas. This had led to the roll-out of large population-based adult male circumcisions as well as the development of tools to facilitate the procedure. Circumcision, however, is not without complications and the incidence appears related to the age of the patient, where the procedure was done, technique used and level of proficiency of the practitioners. This article reviews the practice of circumcision in Africa and highlights the impact of the procedure on the continent.
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