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“You Can Also Cut My Finger!”: Social Construction of Male Circumcision in West Africa, A Case Study of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau

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Pages 22-32 | Published online: 17 May 2007

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Jacob Onyango, Marylyn Ochillo, Eunice Omanga, Ohaga Spala, Gift-Noelle Wango, Edwin Lwanya & Kawango Agot. (2023) Early infant male circumcision: Potential for changing adverse gender norms associated with traditional male circumcision among circumcising communities in Kenya. African Journal of AIDS Research 22:2, pages 136-144.
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Alfred Maroyi. (2021) Use of herbal formulations for the treatment of circumcision wounds in Eastern and Southern Africa. Plant Science Today 8:3.
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Jonathan A. Allan. (2018) The Foreskin Aesthetic or Ugliness Reconsidered. Men and Masculinities 23:3-4, pages 558-578.
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