Medical Male Circumcision and Associations Among Sexually Transmitted Infections Service Attendees
| Autor: | Venessa Maseko, Adrian Puren, F Radebe, Ranmini Kularatne, Tendesayi Kufa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Social Psychology Referral HIV Positivity Sexual Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases HIV Infections Rapid plasma reagin law.invention Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Condom law Humans Medicine Sex organ 030212 general & internal medicine 030505 public health medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Obstetrics Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Odds ratio Confidence interval Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Circumcision Male 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | AIDS and Behavior. 24:1422-1431 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3254 1090-7165 |
| Popis: | Medical male circumcision (MMC) is a proven intervention for preventing HIV acquisition among males. We describe the circumcision status, eligibility for MMC referral and associations with HIV positivity among symptomatic males attending sexually transmitted infections (STI) services. This study was a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data collected during sentinel surveillance for STI aetiologies. In the sentinel surveillance conducted at primary care facilities located in six South African provinces, an anonymous questionnaire was administered followed by collection of appropriate genital and blood specimens for laboratory testing including HIV, rapid plasma reagin (RPR) and HSV-2 serological testing. During analysis, multivariable logistic regression was used to determine association between prevalent HIV infection and male circumcision among males who were HSV-2 AND/OR RPR serology positive and among those who were negative. A total of 847 males were included the analysis, among whom the median age was 28 years (IQR 24–32 years) with 26.3% aged |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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