Children’s Perspectives on the Medical and Cultural Aspects of Circumcision

Abstract

Background: Circumcision is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on males, in which the foreskin of the penis is removed. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences and views of boys regarding circumcision, and to analyze the medical and cultural aspects of circumcision. Methods: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 326 boys aged 7 to 14 years, who were studying at three schools in the center of a city in the north of Turkey. The data were collected through a questionnaire and were analyzed using numbers, percentages and chi-square tests on SPSS16.0.

Psychosocial Evaluation of Children Aged 3-6 Years After Circumcision

“…A study by Corduk et al (44) found that parents informed 44% of their children about circumcision and used the following expressions: 35.4% "no need to be afraid", 27.5% "it will not hurt", and 16% "you have to be a man". Rizalar et al (38) showed that 27.3% uninformed about circumcision to children. A study by Bartik and Toruner (45) concluded that the information given before day-case surgery affects children positively (p<0.05).…”

“…A study by Bartik and Toruner (45) concluded that the information given before day-case surgery affects children positively (p<0.05). Studies have shown that informing children about circumcision in the pre-circumcision period and being aware of circumcision are insufficient (13,17,38,43,44). Lack of information about the circumcision process can have negative psychosocial consequences for children.…”

EVALUATION of WOUND HEALING in EPISIOTOMY and CESAREAN INCISIONS USING REEDA SCALE

“…Hemşireler personel eksikliği, hastane politikaları, bilgi eksikliği gibi nedenlerle bu konuda yetersiz kalmaktadır. Türkiye'de hemşirelerin yara bakımı konusunda tam bir otonomiye sahip olmadıkları yapılan çalışmalarda ortaya konulmaktadır (11)(12)(13). Bu bağlamda, cerrahi sonrası yara yönetiminde önemli rol oynayan hemşirelerin, yara iyileşme sürecinde görülebilecek komplikasyonları ve bunların önlenmesine yönelik uygulamaları konusunda yetkin olmaları gerekmektedir (14,15).…”