Reconsidering the role of patriarchy in upholding female genital modifications: analysis of contemporary and pre-industrial societies

E Gruenbaum, BD Earp, RA Shweder - International Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract According to the World Health Organization (WHO), customary female genital
modification practices common in parts of Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and the Middle …

Genital cutting as gender oppression: time to revisit the WHO paradigm

BD Earp - Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The World Health Organization (WHO) condemns all medically unnecessary female genital
cutting (FGC) that is primarily associated with people of color and the Global South, claiming …

Traditional male circumcision and the risk for HIV transmission among men: a systematic review

GA Asa, NK Fauk, PR Ward - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To synthesise evidence to determine whether, in contrast to medical male
circumcision, traditional male circumcision (TMC) practices may contribute to HIV …

Penile implants among prisoners—a cause for concern?

L Yap, T Butler, J Richters, E Malacova, H Wand… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background We report the prevalence of penile implants among prisoners and determine
the independent predictors for having penile implants. Questions on penile implants were …

Foreskin cutting beliefs and practices and the acceptability of male circumcision for HIV prevention in Papua New Guinea

D MacLaren, R Tommbe, T Mafile'o, C Manineng… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Male circumcision (MC) reduces HIV acquisition and is a key public health
intervention in settings with high HIV prevalence, heterosexual transmission and low MC …

High prevalence of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea and the need for sexually transmitted infection testing among men who have sex with men and transgender women in …

AJ Hakim, C Iwamoto, SG Badman… - Sexually transmitted …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background Papua New Guinea has among the highest prevalence of sexually transmitted
infections in the world but no estimates of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, or …

Implications of male circumcision for women in Papua New Guinea: A transformational grounded theory study

M Redman-MacLaren, J Mills, R Tommbe… - BMC women's …, 2017 - Springer
Background Male circumcision reduces the risk of female-to-male transmission of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and is being explored for HIV prevention in Papua New …

High prevalence and incidence of HIV, sexually transmissible infections and penile foreskin cutting among sexual health clinic attendees in Papua New Guinea

A Vallely, CE Ryan, J Allen, JC Sauk… - Sexual …, 2014 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Papua New Guinea (PNG) has one of the highest prevalences of HIV and
sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in the Asia-Pacific region, and one of the highest …

Dorsal longitudinal foreskin cut is associated with reduced risk of HIV, syphilis and genital herpes in men: a cross‐sectional study in Papua New Guinea

AJ Vallely, D MacLaren, M David… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Various forms of penile foreskin cutting are practised in Papua New Guinea. In
the context of an ecological association observed between HIV infection and the dorsal …

Sex, violence and HIV on the inside: cultures of violence, denial, gender inequality and homophobia negatively influence the health outcomes of those in closed …

A Kelly-Hanku, T Kawage, A Vallely, A Mek… - Culture, Health & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
To map the context of HIV in closed settings in Papua New Guinea (PNG), semi-structured
interviews were undertaken with 56 prisoners and detainees and 60 key stakeholders. The …