A study of men
who have sex with men (MSM) in the city of Chongqing in China has found that HIV
prevalence was strongly correlated with whether
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- 08 November 2012
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- Gus Cairns
More than 380,000 Ugandan men have been circumcised in the last two years as part the government's HIV prevention efforts, new statistics reveal, but this represents only a fraction of the 4.2 million whic is the Ugandan government's target ,and which are needed to bring down HIV incidence, according to UNAIDS. HIV prevalence in Uganda has risen from from 6.4% to 7.3% over the past five years.
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- 06 November 2012
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IRIN Plus News
With just over one year left to achieve its target of having some 1.1 million men circumcised as part of HIV-prevention efforts, Kenya's government is ramping up efforts to bring more men into clinics, compensating them for their time and encouraging them to bring friends in for the procedure.
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- 06 November 2012
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IRIN Plus News
Mthetho Tshemese is a psychologist from South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, the traditional homeland of the country's Xhosa community, in which traditional circumcision marks a boy's transition to manhood. Tshemese is also a featured author in a new book about HIV and gender, (Un)covering Men, in which he writes about this traditional, and controversial, initiation. He talks to Plus News about making the traditional rite safer and how to fit traditional ideas of masculinity into the modern era.
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- 09 October 2012
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- IRIN Plus News
Two diligent and dedicated authors spent years researching the origin, spread, and potential prevention of AIDS in Africa. Two minutes and a few clicks were all that was required for a passionate extremist group, opposed to circumcision, to obfuscate and delegitimize their findings in front of one of their most important and public audiences.
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- 25 September 2012
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Slate Magazine
Substantially lowering HIV rates will only be achieved with the introduction and scale-up of new prevention technologies in combination with existing ones. Observational data dating back over the last 20 years suggests male circumcision’s protective effect against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in men.
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- 03 September 2012
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The Standard (Zimbabwe)
Evidence suggests, American doctors have concluded, it is the kindest cut. Circumcision can reduce the risk of urinary tract infections in infants, cut the risk of penile cancer and lower the risk of HIV and the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical and other cancers. So why is the removal of a tiny flap of skin at birth, both an ancient religious ritual and an apparently pragmatic hygienic practice, causing controversy around the world?
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- 30 August 2012
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The Guardian
The health benefits from male circumcision outweigh the risks, says the American Academy of Pediatrics in its latest guidelines on the controversial procedure published Monday.
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- 28 August 2012
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CBS News
A cross-sectional study of men attending a large HIV/STI clinic in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has found that, without adjusting for other factors, self-reported HIV
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- 28 August 2012
- By
- Gus Cairns
Europe and US at odds on a tricky parenting dilemma: in-depth news feature on the pros and cons of circumcision.
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- 21 August 2012
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BBC
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