Medically assisted circumcision: a safer option for initiation rites
| Autor: | David MacLaren, Clement Manineng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Gynecology medicine.medical_specialty Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Adolescent business.industry Initiation rites Indigenous health General Medicine Harm Circumcision Male Family medicine SAFER Culturally sensitive medicine Humans Patient Safety Northern territory business Ceremonial Behavior |
| Zdroj: | Medical Journal of Australia. 201:610-611 |
| ISSN: | 1326-5377 0025-729X |
| DOI: | 10.5694/mja14.00230 |
| Popis: | [Extract] Culturally sensitive integration of medical circumcision could avert adverse effects at traditional male initiation rites. In many traditional cultures, male initiation rites involve circumcision practices that can sometimes result in medical complications. In a recent incident in the Northern Territory, three young men required airlifting from their Borroloola initiation site to Darwin for medical assistance. The risk of permanent harm and potentially fatal outcomes could be decreased if safer options were available during initiation ceremonies. In this article, we report that it is possible to provide safe circumcision at male initiation rites. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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