Male circumcision as strategy for HIV prevention and sexually transmitted diseases: the potential role of traditional birth attendants in neonatal male circumcision

Male circumcision as strategy for HIV prevention and sexually transmitted diseases: the potential role of traditional birth attendants in neonatal male circumcision

In developing countries, it would be advisable to give priority to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategies, because of the high mortality caused by the rapid spread of the pandemic. Furthermore, HIV prevention could contribute to the mitigation of tuberculosis (TB) propagation, whic...

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Main Author: Catia Dini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2010-12-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Subjects:
HIV
sindrome da immunodeficienza acquisita
malattie sessualmente trasmissibili
circoncisione maschile
tubercolosi
ostetriche tradizionali
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