Journal article
Modeling the Population-Level Effects of Male Circumcision as an HIV-Preventive Measure: A Gendered Perspective
Abstract
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 to provide indirect protection to women at risk of acquiring HIV from heterosexual transmission. How such indirect protection interacts with the …
Authors
Dushoff J; Patocs A; Shi C-F
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 6, No. 12,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date
2011
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0028608
ISSN
1932-6203