Open AccessCircumcision status and incident herpes simplex virus type 2 infection, genital ulcer disease, and HIV infection
Author(s) -
Supriya D. Mehta,
Stephen Moses,
Corette B. Parker,
Kawango Agot,
Ian Maclean,
Robert C. Bailey
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e328352d116
Subject(s) - genital ulcer , medicine , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , sexually transmitted disease , relative risk , risk factor , immunology , surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , physics , optics
We assessed the protective effect of medical male circumcision (MMC) against HIV, herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), and genital ulcer disease (GUD) incidence.