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Article: "You can also cut my finger!": Social construction of male circumcision in West Africa, a case study of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.(ROUNDTABLE)
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- Reproductive Health Matters
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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THE aim of this study was to contribute to the current debate on male circumcision through an analysis of the cultural concepts, practices and social relations associated with male circumcision in two West African countries, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. The research methodology was qualitative. The findings highlight the complex conceptualisation of male circumcision present among a wide variety of ethnic groups, which cover religious, spiritual and biomedical aspects. An understanding of local concepts of male circumcision and the world views represented can lay the foundations for the development of holistic approaches to promoting male circumcision in the struggle ...