Community and healthcare providers' perspectives on male circumcision: a multi-centric qualitative study in India.
Although male circumcision (MC) is recommended as an HIV prevention option, the religious, cultural and biomedical dimensions of its feasibility, acceptability and practice in India have not been explored till date. This study explores beliefs, experiences and understanding of the community and heal...
Main Authors: | Seema Sahay, Karikalan Nagarajan, Sanjay Mehendale, Sibnath Deb, Abhilasha Gupta, Shalini Bharat, Shripad Bhatt, Athokpam Bijesh Kumar, Vidisha Kanthe, Anju Sinha, Nomita Chandhiok |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948789?pdf=render |
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