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Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Transmission and Acquisition: What Else do We Need to Know?

Author: Adamson Sinjani Muula

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 3/2007

Abstract

There is growing interest and controversy regarding the promotion of male circumcision (MC) for the prevention of HIV transmission in Africa. Three randomized controlled studies has so far been stopped prematurely as evidence accumulated that showed that circumcision was superior to no circumcision in preventing HIV acquisition among sexually active men in Africa. To some people, the evidence is overwhelming and MC should be promoted aggressively. Others suggest cautious decision making. This paper attempts to review a continuum of perceptions and suggest that the decision to scale-up male circumcision cannot just bebased on randomized controlled trial results.

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Title: Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Transmission and Acquisition: What Else do We Need to Know?
Author: Adamson Sinjani Muula
Publication date: 01-05-2007
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 3/2007
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-007-9211-1

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