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Young men in Kibera are taking the initiative to get circumcised in the health centers, which are offering the services for free. This follows the government initiative to encourage men to get circumcised as one of the ways to reduce the chances of contracting HIV/AIDS.The health centers are also offering training in health and hygiene.
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Young men in Kibera are taking the initiative to get circumcised in the health centers, which are offering the services for free. This follows the government initiative to encourage men to get circumcised as one of the ways to reduce the chances of contracting HIV/AIDS.The health centers are also offering training in health and hygiene.
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Circumcision is a dangerous distraction in the fight against AIDS. There are six African countries where men are *more* likely to be HIV+ if they've been circumcised: Cameroon, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, and Swaziland. Eg in Malawi, the HIV rate is 13.2% among circumcised men, but only 9.5% among intact men. In Rwanda, the HIV rate is 3.5% among circumcised men, but only 2.1% among intact men. If circumcision really worked against AIDS, this just wouldn't happen. We now have people calling circumcision a "vaccine" or "invisible condom", and viewing circumcision as an alternative to condoms. The South African National Communication Survey on HIV/AIDS, 2009 found that 15% of adults across age groups "believe that circumcised men do not need to use condoms".
The one randomized controlled trial into male-to-female transmission showed a 54% higher rate in the group where the men had been circumcised btw.
ABC (Abstinence, Being faithful, and especially Condoms) is the way forward. Promoting genital surgery will cost African lives, not save them.
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