ArticleAIDS and behavior2016
Circumcision Status is Not Associated with Condom Use and Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young Black MSM.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Updated Meta-Analysis.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2026Pooled it
- Male Circumcision and HIV Risk Compensation Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2026Pooled it
- Circumcision to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of global data.The Lancet. Global health · 2019Pooled it
- Treatment 'cultures', sexually transmitted infections and the rise of antimicrobial resistance.Sociology of health & illness · 2025Article
- The Contrasting Evidence Concerning the Effect of Male Circumcision on Sexual Function, Sensation, and Pleasure: A Systematic Review.Sexual medicine · 2020Review
- Voluntary medical male circumcision and HIV infection among men who have sex with men: Implications from a systematic review.SAGE open medicine · 2019Review
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Abstract
This study investigated whether intact young Black MSM differed from their circumcised counterparts regarding condom use behaviors and perceptions and HIV/Chlamydia/gonorrhea. Young Black MSM completed a self-interview, including a pictorial item assessing circumcision status and measures of condom use. Twenty-seven percent of 388 participants reported not being circumcised. With one exception, no associations tested approached significance. The mean frequency of unprotected insertive anal sex for circumcised men was about twice as high compared to those intact (P = .04). Intact young Black MSM did not differ from circumcised men relative to prevalence of STIs (including HIV) or condom use behaviors as reported only by insertive partners.
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