Complications of traditional circumcision amongst young Xhosa males seen at St Lucy's Hospital, Tsolo, Eastern Cape, South Africa

BACKGROUND: Traditional circumcision of males is common amongst many societies in sub-Saharan Africa. Circumcision amongst the Xhosa people of South Africa represents a rite of passage to manhood. Traditional male circumcision has an increased risk for complications that include sepsis, genital muti...

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Autores principales: Anike, Ugochukwu, Govender, Indiran, Ndimande, John V., Tumbo, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS OpenJournals 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4709498/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.488

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