Objectives: To study the frequency, characteristics, and complications of non-therapeutic male circumcision on immigrant children from Africa in Spain. Methods: This descriptive study focused on primary care consultations conducted at 21 Aragon health centres during 2010 and 2011. The data were gathered through interviewer-administered questionnaires to the parents of African children. Sociodemographic variables were studied, along with others related to the practice of circumcision. Results: 283 questionnaires were obtained. 98.93 % of the children had undergone or were planning to undergo circumcision. 68.2 % were circumcised. Circumcisions were most frequently performed during a vacation to the country of origin (67.04 %), especially so for the Maghreb population. The remaining circumcisions had been performed in Spain. Half of the circumcisions practiced in Spain were performed at home, and 84 % of these were performed on Gambian children. Conclusions: The current study demonstrates that, in Aragon, Spain, almost all immigrant children from Africa have been or will be circumcised and that a considerable proportion has been circumcised at home by unqualified individuals. Gambians are particularly at risk of performing unsafe circumcision. © 2013 Swiss School of Public Health.
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Macipe-Costa, R. M., García-Sanchez, N., Gimeno-Feliu, L. A., Navarra-Vicente, B., Jiménez-Hereza, J. M., Moneo-Hernández, I., … Lobera-Navaz, P. (2014). Non-therapeutic male circumcision performed on immigrant children from Africa in Spain. International Journal of Public Health, 59(2), 351–358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0522-x
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