Traditional male circumcision practices among the Kurya of North-eastern Tanzania and implications for national programmes

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1111-1116

  Mshana, Gerry ^a   Wambura, Mwita ^a   Mwanga, Joseph ^a   Mosha, Jacklin ^a   Mosha, Frank ^a   Changalucha, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV; male circumcision; traditional

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREMONY; CIRCUMCISION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEAR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TANZANIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052135075     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.554518     Document Type: Article

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