Open AccessCircumcision: Perspective in a Nigerian teaching hospital
Author(s) -
LO Abdur-Rahman,
AA Nasir,
JO Adeniran
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.120906
Subject(s) - medicine , general anaesthesia , retrospective cohort study , complication , male circumcision , surgery , pediatrics , health services , population , environmental health
The practice and pattern of male infants circumcised is influenced by culture, religion and socio-economic classification. The debate about the benefits and risks of circumcision has made a hospital-based practice the most acceptable.