Traditional circumcision during manhood initiation rituals in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: A pre-post intervention evaluation

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b   Nqeketo, Ayanda ^a   Petros, George ^a   Kanta, Xola ^c  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c Impilo Ya Bantu Health ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; AFRICAN MEDICINE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; SAFETY; SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CULTURE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SAFETY; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGERY;

EID: 40149106819     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-64     Document Type: Article

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