Long-term population effect of male circumcision in generalised HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Garenne, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Demography; Epidemiology; HIV infection; Household surveys; Meta analysis; Prevention and control; Quantitative data; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROPREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 44449179798     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2008.7.1.1.429     Document Type: Article

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