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      Traditional Male Circumcision: Ways to Prevent Deaths Due to Dehydration

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          Deaths of initiates occurring in the circumcision initiation schools are preventable. Current studies list dehydration as one of the underlying causes of deaths among traditional male circumcision initiates in the Eastern Cape, a province in South Africa, but ways to prevent dehydration in the initiation schools have not been adequately explored. The goals of this study were to (a) explore the underlying determinants of dehydration among initiates aged from 12 to 18 years in the traditional male circumcision initiation schools and (b) determine knowledge of participants on the actions to be taken to prevent dehydration. The study was conducted at Libode, a rural area falling under Nyandeni municipality. A simple random sampling was used to select three focus group discussions with 36 circumcised boys. A purposive sampling was used to select 10 key informants who were matured and experienced people with knowledge of traditional practices and responsible positions in the communities. The research findings indicate that the practice has been neglected to inexperienced, unskillful, and abusive traditional attendants. The overall themes collated included traditional reasons for water restriction, imbalanced food nutrients given to initiates, poor environmental conditions in the initiation hut, and actions that should be taken to prevent dehydration. This article concludes with discussion and recommendation of ways to prevent dehydration of initiates in the form of a comprehensive circumcision health promotion program.

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          Journal
          Am J Mens Health
          Am J Mens Health
          JMH
          spjmh
          American Journal of Men's Health
          SAGE Publications (Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA )
          1557-9883
          1557-9891
          1 February 2016
          May 2018
          : 12
          : 3 , Special Issue: Penile and Testicular Health
          : 584-593
          Affiliations
          [1 ]Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
          Author notes
          [*]Mbuyiselo Douglas, Human Sciences Research Council, Department of Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation (PHHSI), Private Bag X41, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Email: mdouglas@ 123456hsrc.ac.za
          Article
          PMC5987964 PMC5987964 5987964 10.1177_1557988316628545
          10.1177/1557988316628545
          5987964
          26833781
          24e46a63-02e2-4118-bb0e-ad68e87a3e7c
          © The Author(s) 2016
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          dehydration,initiation school,prevention,traditional male circumcision

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