ArticleIsrael journal of health policy research2015
Impact of Male Circumcision among heterosexual HIV cases: comparisons between three low HIV prevalence countries.
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- Does Male Circumcision Reduce Women's Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Cervical Cancer, and Associated Conditions?Frontiers in public health · 2019Article
- Proven prevention tools for addressing STI epidemics.Israel journal of health policy research · 2018Article
- Attitudes, Beliefs and Predictors of Male Circumcision Promotion among Medical University Students in a Traditionally Non-Circumcising Region.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- CDC's Male Circumcision Recommendations Represent a Key Public Health Measure.Global health, science and practice · 2017Article
- Early infant male circumcision: Systematic review, risk-benefit analysis, and progress in policy.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2017Article
- In developed countries male circumcision prevalence is inversely related to HIV prevalence.Israel journal of health policy research · 2015Article
- Commentary: Do the Benefits of Male Circumcision Outweigh the Risks? A Critique of the Proposed CDC Guidelines.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2015Article
- "Getting to Zero New HIV Infections in the Caribbean": Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Male Circumcision Among Adolescent Males in The Bahamas.American journal of men's healthArticle
- Male circumcision and Sexually transmitted Infections - An update.Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDSReview
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Abstract
backgroundStudies performed in high-HIV prevalence countries showed a strong epidemiological association between male circumcision (MC) and the prevention of HIV transmission. We estimated the potential impact of MC on the general heterosexual population in low-HIV prevalence countries.
methodsCross-national comparisons, including data on newly diagnosed HIV cases among heterosexuals living in Israel (where almost all males undergo MC), to similar data from the Netherlands and France (where <10 % of males are circumcised) were performed. National data from HIV registers and Bureaus of Statistics for the period of 2004-2010, global rates, rates by sex, age, and year of HIV-diagnosis were compared. MC and potential biases were examined.
resultsAnnual rates of new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 were significantly lower in Israel compared to the Netherlands and France (for men: 0.26-0.70, 1.91-2.28, and 2.69-3.47, respectively; for women: 0.10-0.34, 1.10-2.10 and 2.41-3.08, respectively). Similarly, HIV-rates were much lower in Israel when comparing by age groups. Although Gross National Income per capita in 2010 was lower in Israel compared to the Netherlands and France, access to HIV testing and treatment were not different between countries. Also, the number of sexual-partners and condom-use in the general population showed a high similarity between the countries.
conclusionsThe lower rate of HIV among heterosexuals in Israel compared to the Netherlands and France might be explained by MC routinely practiced in Israel, since other parameters of influence on HIV transmission were rather similar between the countries. However, recommendation for systematic MC in low HIV prevalence countries requires further investigations.
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