Filipino experience of ritual male circumcision: Knowledge and insights for anti-circumcision advocacy

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-234

  Lee, Romeo B ^a  

^a DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Anti circumcision campaign; Circumcision; Men; Philippines

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; FILIPINO; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RITUAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FREEDOM; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PHILIPPINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33745561419     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050600761243     Document Type: Article

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