Male circumcision to prevent HIV transmission and acquisition: What else do we need to know?

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 357-363

  Muula, Adamson Sinjani ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS in Africa; HIV Prevention; Male Circumcision

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIRCUMCISION; CONDOM; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALE UP; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

AFRICA; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; DECISION MAKING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34147121381     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9211-1     Document Type: Article

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