The effect of male circumcision on sexual satisfaction and function, results from a randomized trial of male circumcision for human immunodeficiency virus prevention, Rakai, Uganda

BJU International

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-70

  Kigozi, Godfrey ^a   Watya, Stephen ^b   Polis, Chelsea B ^c   Buwembo, Denis ^a   Kiggundu, Valerian ^a   Wawer, Maria J ^c   Serwadda, David ^b   Nalugoda, Fred ^a   Kiwanuka, Noah ^a   Bacon, Melanie C ^d   Ssempijja, Victor ^a   Makumbi, Frederick ^b   Gray, Ronald H ^c,d  

^a RAKAI HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Male circumcision; Randomized trial; Sexual satisfaction and function; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA;

EID: 36849066359     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.07369.x     Document Type: Article

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