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BMC Women's Health, 2017 Background Male circumcision reduces the risk of female-to-male transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and is being explored for HIV prevention in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Michelle Redman-MacLaren +5 more
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2008 OBJECTIVE: Male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by approximately 60%. Male circumcision services are now being introduced in selected populations in sub-Saharan Africa and further interventions are being planned.
Robert C Bailey +2 more
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Proven HIV Prevention Strategies [PDF]
, 2009 Describes strategies that, used in combination, have proven to be effective in preventing sexual, blood-borne, and mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
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Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2019 Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remain the leading global burden of disease, especially in Southern Africa.
Charles Maibvise +1 more
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Factors Influencing Chinese Male\u27s Willingness to Undergo Circumcision: A Cross-Sectional Study in Western China [PDF]
, 2012 Background Male circumcision (MC) has been shown to reduce the risk of female to male transmission of HIV. The goal of this survey was to explore the acceptability of MC among the Chinese and to identify factors associated with circumcision preference ...
Abdullah, Abu S. +15 more
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Male circumcision: An overview
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2008 Circumcision is one of the common operations performed worldwide, for various reasons. Controversy exists as to whether circumcision is an operation. This literature review discusses the indications of circumcision, benefits and complications of circumcision, and alternatives to circumcision.
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To Cut and Run: Donor Approaches to Male Circumcision in Southern Africa
African Studies Quarterly, 2015 Male circumcision is being heralded in the scientific and policy communities as a highly effective intervention that could significantly reduce the number of people being infected with HIV in a number of high prevalence countries in southern Africa ...
Krista Johnson
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015 INTRODUCTION: medical male circumcision is currently recognized as an additional important HIV preventive intervention to reduce the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men.
Trasias Mukama +3 more
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Tanzania HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey 2003-04 [PDF]
, 2005 The Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) authorised the National Bureau of Statistics\ud (NBS) to conduct the THIS. The THIS is the first household survey of its kind to be conducted in Tanzania.\ud The survey covered the Tanzania Mainland only.The ...
National Bureau of Statistics Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (NBS) +2 more
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BackgroundMale circumcision reduces men\u2019s risk of acquiring HIV and some sexually transmitted infections from heterosexual exposure, and is essential for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa.
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