Male circumcision and HIV infection: an international debate with no Brazilian participation

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte¹  Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland¹  Castilho, Euclides Ayres de¹  Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo¹ 

关键词: Male circumcision;    HIV heterosexual transmission;    Misclassification errors;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822004000100013

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

The authors discuss male circumcision as a protective factor against HIV transmission. The absence is noted of Brazilian data published in the international literature regarding this issue. Finally, it is emphasized that self-declared circumcision status is subject to substantial misclassification with the generation of biased risk estimates.

【 授权许可】

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