Male circumcision is proven to prevent AIDS? What about Female Circumcision then?...
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"Stallings et al. (2009) reported that, in Tanzanian women, the risk of HIV among women who had undergone Female Circumcision was roughly half that of women who had not; the association remained significant after adjusting for region, household wealth, age, lifetime partners, and union status."
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- Female circumcision and HIV infection in Tanzania:
- For Better or For Worse?
- (3rd IAS conf. on HIV pathogenesis & treatment)
- International AIDS Society
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"Kanki et al. reported that, in Senegalese prostitutes, women who had undergone Female Circumcision had a significantly decreased risk of HIV-2 infection when compared to those who had not."
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- Kanki P, M'Boup S, Marlink R, et al. "Prevalence and risk determinants of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in west African female prostitutes
- Am. J. Epidemiol. 136 (7): 895-907. PMID
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Male circumcision is proven to prevent AIDS? What about Female Circumcision then?...
February 23, 2010 - 1:18am-
"Stallings et al. (2009) reported that, in Tanzanian women, the risk of HIV among women who had undergone Female Circumcision was roughly half that of women who had not; the association remained significant after adjusting for region, household wealth, age, lifetime partners, and union status."
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- Female circumcision and HIV infection in Tanzania:
- For Better or For Worse?
- (3rd IAS conf. on HIV pathogenesis & treatment)
- International AIDS Society
-
-
"Kanki et al. reported that, in Senegalese prostitutes, women who had undergone Female Circumcision had a significantly decreased risk of HIV-2 infection when compared to those who had not."
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- Kanki P, M'Boup S, Marlink R, et al. "Prevalence and risk determinants of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in west African female prostitutes
- Am. J. Epidemiol. 136 (7): 895-907. PMID
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