tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968801164062314194.post7129845961407570565..comments2023-10-30T07:07:18.035-07:00Comments on KiberaTV: Male Circumcision In Kibera to reduce chances of contracting HIV / AIDSEven Angels Fallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355029980835830291noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968801164062314194.post-43431059963706411272010-08-29T05:51:41.153-07:002010-08-29T05:51:41.153-07:00Circumcision is a dangerous distraction in the fig...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".<br /><br />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.<br /><br />ABC (Abstinence, Being faithful, and especially Condoms) is the way forward. Promoting genital surgery will cost African lives, not save them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com