dc.contributor.author | Tyndall, MW | |
dc.contributor.author | Ronald, AR | |
dc.contributor.author | Agoki, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Malisa, W | |
dc.contributor.author | Bwayo, JJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Moses, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Plummer, FA | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-25T13:41:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-25T13:41:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Sep;23(3):449-53. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/8879763 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16859 | |
dc.description.abstract | The factors responsible for the explosive spread of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in sub-Saharan Africa continue to be identified and debated. One of the most controversial factors has been male circumcision. This cross-sectional study was conducted to measure the association between circumcision status and infection with HIV-1 among men with genital ulcer disease. Eight hundred and ten men participated in the study, of whom 190 (23%) were HIV-1-positive. A logistic regression model adjusted for behavioral and historical showed that HIV-1 positivity was independently associated with being uncircumcised (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 4.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.3-7.2) and with a history of urethral discharge (adjusted OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.4-2.8). This association could not be explained by measures of sexual exposure to HIV-1 among this population. Male circumcision should be considered as an intervention strategy for AIDS control. | en |
dc.title | Increased risk of infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 among uncircumcised men presenting with genital ulcer disease in Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya | en |