TY - JOUR
T1 - Geographical patterns of male circumcision practices in africa
T2 - Association with HIV seroprevalence
AU - Moses, Stephen
AU - Bradley, Janet E.
AU - Nagelkerke, Nico J.D.
AU - Ronald, Allan R.
AU - Ndinya-achola, J. O.
AU - Plummer, Francis A.
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We thank Robert O Lagac6 of the Human Relations Area Files in Yale, Connecticut, for providing data on male circumcision practices and Peter O Way of the US Bureau of the Census for supplying data on HIV sero-prevalence. Francis A Plummer is the recipient of scholarships from the Medical Research Council of Canada and Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Incorporated.
PY - 1990/9
Y1 - 1990/9
N2 - Moses S (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, PO Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya), Bradley J E, Nagelkerke NJD, Ronald A R, Ndinya-Achola J O and Plummer F A: Geographical patterns of male circumcision practices in Africa: Association with HIV seroprevalence. International Journal of Epidemiology 1990; 19: 693-697.To ascertain whether male circumcision might explain some of the geographical variation in human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence in Africa, we investigated the association between the practice of male circumcision at a societal level and HIV seroprevalence. Male circumcision practices for over 700 African societies were identified, and HIV seroprevalence in general adult populations from 140 distinct locations in 41 countries was obtained. In locations where male circumcision is practised, HIV seroprevalence was considerably lower than in areas where it is not practised. This study supports the hypothesis that lack of circumcision in males is a risk factor for HIV transmission.
AB - Moses S (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, PO Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya), Bradley J E, Nagelkerke NJD, Ronald A R, Ndinya-Achola J O and Plummer F A: Geographical patterns of male circumcision practices in Africa: Association with HIV seroprevalence. International Journal of Epidemiology 1990; 19: 693-697.To ascertain whether male circumcision might explain some of the geographical variation in human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence in Africa, we investigated the association between the practice of male circumcision at a societal level and HIV seroprevalence. Male circumcision practices for over 700 African societies were identified, and HIV seroprevalence in general adult populations from 140 distinct locations in 41 countries was obtained. In locations where male circumcision is practised, HIV seroprevalence was considerably lower than in areas where it is not practised. This study supports the hypothesis that lack of circumcision in males is a risk factor for HIV transmission.
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U2 - 10.1093/ije/19.3.693
DO - 10.1093/ije/19.3.693
M3 - Article
C2 - 2262266
AN - SCOPUS:0025197722
SN - 0300-5771
VL - 19
SP - 693
EP - 697
JO - International Journal of Epidemiology
JF - International Journal of Epidemiology
IS - 3
ER -