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Male circumcision is made easier by a clever South African invention. We trained health care workers to use it

Voluntary medical male circumcision is one of the most important ways to reduce new HIV infections. The foreskin contains receptors that the HIV virus can attach to, and removing it reduces HIV ...
Medscape

Acceptability of Male Circumcision for Prevention of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review

Criteria for inclusion in this review were established before the literature searches were carried out and included studies researching acceptability of MC as an HIV prevention method formally or as a ...
Houston Chronicle

African men go under circumcision knife to avoid HIV

MBABANE, SWAZILAND — Nelson Mdlovu strides out of the small clinic with a spring in his step and a smile on his lips just minutes after being circumcised. Mdlovu swallowed his fears to line up with ...
newswise

Male Circumcision, HIV Treatment Can Significantly Reduce New Infections in African Men

Newswise — Increasing the number of men who undergo circumcision and increasing the rates at which women with HIV are given antiretroviral therapy (ART) were associated with significant declines in ...
Nature

Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Strategies

Male circumcision has emerged as a cornerstone of combination HIV prevention, reducing the risk of heterosexual male acquisition by approximately 60 percent. Its protective effect is attributed to the ...
Cfr.org

Is Male Circumcision the Key to Stopping the AIDS Epidemic?

The U.S. is in the midst of a five-year, $15 billion commitment to fight AIDS in developing countries. Despite that support, and billions of dollars from other sources, the AIDS pandemic continues to ...