Impact of Male Circumcision among heterosexual HIV cases: Comparisons between three low HIV prevalence countries

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Chemtob, Daniel ^a   Op de Coul, Eline ^b   van Sighem, Ard ^c   Mor, Zohar ^a   Cazein, Françoise ^d   Semaille, Caroline ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c STICHTING HIV MONITORING   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

France; Heterosexual transmission; HIV; Israel; Low HIV prevalence countries; Male circumcision; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CONDOM USE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCOME; ISRAEL; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNSAFE SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84938718116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20454015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13584-015-0033-8     Document Type: Article

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