Background, Methods, and Synthesis of Scientific Information Used to Inform “Information for Providers to Share with Male Patients and Parents Regarding Male Circumcision and the Prevention of HIV Infection, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and other Health Outcomes”

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.
• Description:
  This is a companion document to Information for Providers Counseling Male Patients and Parents Regarding Male Circumcision and the Prevention of HIV infection, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and other Health Outcomes that describes the methods for evidence review and provides a description of the evidence about the preventive health benefits, safety, and risks of medical male circumcision; the acceptability of, provider attitudes towards, access to, and cost-effectiveness of male circumcision; and related ethical considerations. The data examined are mainly in the context of the United States, but data from other countries are included to inform the U.S. experience.
• Subjects:
  HIV Infections/prevention & Control Male Circumcision Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention & Control
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  82 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Guidelines and Recommendations
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7201530643055a4c0dd40a08f2608b5340df4d0fe95d5cd3c9e4782473f7298d8f3f2cffeefee3b69fb74018d9456993434063ce0e32a337ba0deab595b8d29d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/58457/cdc_58457_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.21 MB ]