Title |
Declining Rates in Male Circumcision amidst Increasing Evidence of its Public Health Benefit
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2007
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0000861 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Zohar Mor, Charlotte K. Kent, Robert P. Kohn, Jeffrey D. Klausner |
Abstract |
Recent experimental evidence has demonstrated the benefits of male circumcision for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Studies have also shown that male circumcision is cost-effective and reduces the risk for certain ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The epidemiology of male circumcision in the United States is poorly studied and most prior reports were limited by self-reported measures. The study objective was to describe male circumcision trends among men attending the San Francisco municipal STD clinic, and to correlate the findings with HIV, syphilis and sexual orientation. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 25% |
France | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 5% |
Argentina | 1 | 3% |
Canada | 1 | 3% |
Brazil | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 35 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 10 | 25% |
Researcher | 8 | 20% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 8% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 8% |
Student > Bachelor | 2 | 5% |
Other | 5 | 13% |
Unknown | 9 | 23% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 35% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 13% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 5% |
Psychology | 2 | 5% |
Other | 4 | 10% |
Unknown | 11 | 28% |