Rationalization of Indigenous Male Circumcision as a Sacred Religious Custom: Health Beliefs of Xhosa Men in South Africa

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-404

  Mavundla, Thandisizwe Redford ^a   Netswera, Fulufelo Godfrey ^b   Bottoman, Brian ^b   Toth, Ferenc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African men; culturally congruent care; male circumcision; men's health; qualitative research; ritual; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; RELIGION; SOUTH AFRICA; SYMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 70349729828     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659609340801     Document Type: Article

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