{"id":4964,"date":"2025-06-19T22:26:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T22:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T03:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T03:20:44","slug":"exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/1510' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/1510\/1081' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Male circumcision is an ancient practice across the globe, with concomitant shifts in the life of the initiates.This paper examined the complexities of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation (TMCI) in South Africa and other African contexts. Through a scoping literature review, it highlighted both the progressive and retrogressive aspects of TMCI, emphasizing its role in preventing HIV\/AIDS and reinforcing cultural identity. However, it also critiqued TMCI for promoting risky sexual behaviours, substance abuse, and physical and psychosocial health issues, which have led to fatalities among initiates. Through the lenses of multiple culture-related, health, and modernization theories as theoretical frameworks, the paper demonstrates the divergent reasons for the current and future status of TMCI. The study concludes that while TMCI has cultural significance, its survival is threatened by adverse outcomes, suggesting a need for reforms to restore its value within modern health and social frameworks. Therefore, the cultural custodians must seek new strategies to restore the deeming glory of TMCI by ensuring the relevance of cultural goalposts in contemporary health, social, and economic dispensation.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Mutemi Kajiita (Walter Sisulu University, South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Simon Murote Kang&#8217;ethe (Walter Sisulu University, South Africa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>tradition male circumcision, medical male circumcision, HIV\/AIDS, initiation, South Africa<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2153,1328,1329,1327,1265,1326],"class_list":["post-4964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-ajims","tag-hiv-aids","tag-initiation","tag-medical-male-circumcision","tag-south-africa","tag-tradition-male-circumcision","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts - IJSSASS Repository<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts - IJSSASS Repository\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This article was originally published as: Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IJSSASS Repository\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ijssass\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-19T22:26:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-20T03:20:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-2.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"195\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/adf9bae5731958270e2140cfc1af3771\"},\"headline\":\"Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-19T22:26:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-20T03:20:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/\"},\"wordCount\":261,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"ajims\",\"HIV\/AIDS\",\"initiation\",\"medical male circumcision\",\"South Africa\",\"tradition male circumcision\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Articles\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/\",\"name\":\"Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts - IJSSASS Repository\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-19T22:26:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-20T03:20:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/\",\"name\":\"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES\",\"description\":\"Open Access Library\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"IJSSASS\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization\",\"name\":\"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES\",\"alternateName\":\"IJSSASS\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-3.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":195,\"caption\":\"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ijssass\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/adf9bae5731958270e2140cfc1af3771\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e2404e10f252fd74bce698fdfc0296b3cfb701b99d14951364bf9586aaa0c4a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e2404e10f252fd74bce698fdfc0296b3cfb701b99d14951364bf9586aaa0c4a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts - IJSSASS Repository","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts - IJSSASS Repository","og_description":"This article was originally published as: Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African...","og_url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/","og_site_name":"IJSSASS Repository","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ijssass","article_published_time":"2025-06-19T22:26:31+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-20T03:20:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":300,"height":195,"url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-2.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/adf9bae5731958270e2140cfc1af3771"},"headline":"Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts","datePublished":"2025-06-19T22:26:31+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-20T03:20:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/"},"wordCount":261,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization"},"keywords":["ajims","HIV\/AIDS","initiation","medical male circumcision","South Africa","tradition male circumcision"],"articleSection":["Articles"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/","url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/","name":"Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts - IJSSASS Repository","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-19T22:26:31+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-20T03:20:44+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-nuances-of-traditional-male-circumcision-initiation-in-south-africa-and-other-african-contexts\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/","name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES","description":"Open Access Library","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization"},"alternateName":"IJSSASS","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#organization","name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES","alternateName":"IJSSASS","url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-3.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/c-users-user-desktop-logo-pnglogo-3.png","width":300,"height":195,"caption":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ijssass"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/adf9bae5731958270e2140cfc1af3771","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e2404e10f252fd74bce698fdfc0296b3cfb701b99d14951364bf9586aaa0c4a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e2404e10f252fd74bce698fdfc0296b3cfb701b99d14951364bf9586aaa0c4a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal"],"url":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5492,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4964\/revisions\/5492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}