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J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1999 Nov 1;22(3):294-301. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/20231120
Bailey RC; Neema S; Othieno R; Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public; Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60302, USA.; rcbailey@uic.edu
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To study the differences in sexual practices, hygienic behaviors, and other HIV risk factors between circumcised and uncircumcised men. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of men >17 years of age selected by single stage cluster sampling in the Industrial Borough, Mbale, Uganda. METHODS: Using a structured questionnaire, 188 circumcised and 177 uncircumcised consenting Ugandan men were interviewed in one of four native languages during April and May, 1997. RESULTS: Among non-Muslims, circumcised men had a higher risk profile than uncircumcised men in that they were more likely to drink alcohol in conjunction with sex (odds ratio [OR], 1.86: 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09-3.16), to have sexual contacts with women on the first day of meeting (OR, 2.37; 95% CI, 1.39-4.04), to have had sexual contacts in exchange for money or gifts (OR, 2.08; 95% CI, 1.21-3.09), to have experienced episodes of pain on urination or to have experienced penile discharge (OR, 1.68; 95% CI, 1.07-2.64), had an earlier age at sexual debut (15.7 versus 16.9 years), and had more extramarital sex partners in the last year (1.13 versus 0.62). Circumcised men also reported a preference for nonwet sex. Muslims generally had a lower risk profile than other circumcised men except they were less likely to have ever used a condom (OR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.15-0.78) or to have used a condom during the last sex encounter (OR, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.14-0.87). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that differences between circumcised and uncircumcised men in their sex practices and hygienic behaviors do not account for the higher risk of HIV infection found among uncircumcised men. Further consideration should be given to male circumcision as a prevention strategy in areas of high prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Studies of the feasibility and acceptability of male circumcision in traditionally noncircumcising societies are warranted.
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