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Circumcision reduced the risk of contracting HIV infection in young sexually active Kenyan men
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Q In young sexually active men in Kenya, does circumcision prevent the transmission of HIV infection?
Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★☆☆ Infectious disease ★★★★★★☆ Tropical & travel medicine ★★★★★★☆
METHODS
Design:
randomised controlled trial.
Allocation:
{concealed*}†.
Blinding:
{blinded (outcome assessors)}†.*
Follow up period:
median 24 months.
Setting:
Kisumu district, Kenya.
Participants:
2784 men who were 18–24 years of age (median age 20 y), were HIV negative and sexually active (median 4 partners over lifetime), had haemoglobin concentrations ⩾90 g/l, and planned to stay in the Kisumu district for ⩾2 years. Exclusion criteria: foreskin covered less than half the glans, haemophilia or other bleeding …