[afro-nets] Male circumcision halves risk of HIV (3)

["Claudio Schuftan" <claudio@hcmc.netnam.vn>]

Male circumcision halves risk of HIV (3)
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MALE CIRCUMCISION SHOULD NEVER PRE-EMPT OTHER HIV PREVENTION MEASURES, UN WARNS

New York, Dec 14 2006 11:00AM
United Nations health agencies have given a guarded welcome to United States trials in Africa showing that male circumcision halves the risk of HIV infection in men in heterosexual relations, warning that it should never pre-empt other preventive measures such as the use of condoms.

Proper guidelines ?will be necessary to prevent people from developing a false sense of security and, as a result, engaging in high-risk behaviours which could negate the protective effect of male circumcision,? they <"http://www.unfpa.org/news/news.cfm?ID=917";>said in a joint statement.

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Claudio Schuftan 
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