| Title |
Rapid Increase in Prevalence of Male Circumcision in Rural Tanzania in the Absence of a Promotional Campaign
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0040507 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Harriet J. Forbes, Aoife M. Doyle, Kaballa Maganja, John Changalucha, Helen A. Weiss, David A. Ross, Richard J. Hayes |
| Abstract |
To estimate the prevalence of circumcision among young men in rural Mwanza, North-Western Tanzania, and document trends in circumcision prevalence over time. To investigate associations of circumcision with socio-demographic characteristics, reported sexual behaviours and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 33% |
| India | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 76 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 28 | 35% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 14% |
| Researcher | 10 | 13% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 13% |
| Unknown | 11 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 38% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 6% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 5% |
| Psychology | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 8 | 10% |
| Unknown | 13 | 16% |