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Title:The protective effect of male circumcision on HIV infection in a sample of Kenyan men
Authors:Djamba, Yanyi K.ISNI
Davis, LaToya S.
Year:2007
Periodical:African Journal of AIDS Research
Volume:6
Issue:3
Pages:199-204
Language:English
Geographic term:Kenya
Subjects:AIDS
circumcision
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/16085900709490415
Abstract:This article examines the association between male circumcision and HIV infection in a national sample. The analysis is based on the 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS), a nationally representative household-based population survey of adults, in which male respondents self-reported their circumcision status. In addition, in some households eligible for individual interview, blood samples were subsequently anonymously obtained for HIV testing, making this the first study linking socio-demographic information to HIV status at the national level. The study sample is limited to 3,413 men aged 15-54 years who gave valid information on their circumcision and HIV statuses. Nearly 5 percent of the men were HIV-positive, and 86 percent had been circumcised. HIV prevalence was significantly higher among the uncircumcised men (12 percent) than among the circumcised men (3 percent). This indication of the protective effect of male circumcision on HIV infection remained statistically significant even after controlling for the effects of socio-demographic variables, age at first sexual intercourse, and use of paid sex. Based on these results, the article recommends that HIV-prevention advocates and activists, scholars, biomedical communities and political leaders find ways to include this oldest surgical procedure in their HIV/AIDS discourses and programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract]
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