Voluntary medical male circumcision versus religio-cultural circumcision and initiation rites: The case of Varemba of Mwenezi district in response to the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Zimbabwe

Male circumcision has long been associated with religious or cultural rituals which bestow culturally valuable status. In some communities, circumcision is believed to provide concomitant access to economic and spiritual resources such as land and the ability to communicate with the ancestors. Howev...

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Main Authors: Onias Matumbu, Vengesai Chimininge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2019-10-01
Series:Theologia Viatorum
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Online Access:https://theologiaviatorum.org/index.php/tv/article/view/3