Circumcision in the United States: prevalence, prophylactic effects, and sexual practice
Article Abstract:
Physicians should discuss the pros and cons of circumcision with prospective parents. The National Health and Social Life Survey found that 77% of the 1,284 US-born men surveyed had been circumcised compared to 42% of 115 non-US-born men. Circumcision did not appear to protect against sexually transmitted diseases, which is the usual indication for the procedure. There was a slight tendency for uncircumcised men to experience periodic sexual dysfunction and this was especially true in older men. Circumcised men were more likely to have more experience with various sexual practices including masturbation.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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State-specific prevalence of lapses in health-care-insurance coverage - United States, 1995
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A 1995 survey shows that most Americans who have lapses in health care insurance are uninsured for one year or more. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveyed 90,691 people in 1995. That year, an estimated 30.5 million adults were uninsured. The percentage of people who had health care coverage ranged from 76% in Louisiana to 93% in Hawaii. Lapses in coverage lasting less than one year ranged from 2% of respondents in New Jersey to 9% in California. Lapses lasting one year or more ranged from 3% in Hawaii to 17% in California.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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Prevalence of Parasites in Fecal Material From Chlorinated Swimming Pools--United States, 1999
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Managers of public swimming pools should follow instructions for preventing Giardia infection when disinfecting the pool. Although Cryptosporidium is more resistant to chlorine than Giardia, analysis of 293 formed stools taken from swimming pool accidents found no evidence of Cryptosporidium.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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