Male circumcision and HIV acquisition and transmission: cohort studies in Rakai, Uganda

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Authors

Ronald H. Gray · Johns Hopkins University

Noah Kiwanuka · Rakai Health Sciences Program

Thomas C. Quinn · Johns Hopkins University

Nelson K. Sewankambo

David Serwadda · Makerere University

Fred Wabwire Mangen · Makerere University

Tom Lutalo · Rakai Health Sciences Program

Abstract

Prepubertal circumcision may reduce male HIV acquisition in a general population, but the protective effects are confounded by cultural and behavioral factors in Muslims. In discordant couples, circumcision reduces HIV acquisition and transmission. The assessment of circumcision for HIV prevention is complex and requires randomized trials.

Topics & Keywords

Genital Health and Disease Reproductive tract infections research Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: AIDS

Volume 14, Issue 15, pp. 2371-2381

DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200010200-00019

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