HIV prevention: Male circumcision comparison between a nonsurgical device to a surgical technique in resource-limited settings: A prospective, randomized, nonmasked trial

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Mutabazi, Vincent ^a   Kaplan, Steven A ^b   Rwamasirabo, Emile ^c   Bitega, Jean Paul ^d   Ngeruka, Muyenzi Leon ^d   Savio, Dominique ^e   Karema, Corine ^a   Binagwaho, Agnes ^a,f  

^a Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c KING FAISAL HOSPITAL   (Rwanda)

^d Kanombe Military Hospital   (Rwanda)

^e Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali   (Rwanda)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; male circumcision; nonsurgical; PrePex; rwanda; surgical circumcision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RWANDA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RWANDA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865774864     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182631d69     Document Type: Article

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