Modeling the population-level effects of male circumcision as an HIV-preventive measure: a gendered perspective.

BACKGROUND: Evidence from biological, epidemiological, and controlled intervention studies has demonstrated that male circumcision (MC) protects males from HIV infection, and MC is now advocated as a public-health intervention against HIV. MC provides direct protection only to men, but is expected t...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Dushoff, Audrey Patocs, Chyun-Fung Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3243682?pdf=render