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Research data: MALE CIRCUMCISION
2008 HSRC's focus groups study on social values and norms: research methodology
A presentation on the study to identify and understand the social values and cultural norms that influence sexual behaviour in various setti...
Download this report2008 Attitudes of preinitiates towards traditional male circumcision in the context of HIV in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
The aim of this study was to assess attitudes of preinitiates towards traditional Male Circumcision (MC) in the context of HIV. The sample i...
2008 Male circumcision and its relationship to HIV infection in South Africa: results of a national survey in 2002
the objective of this article is to investigate the nature of male circumcision and its relationship to HIV infection. Method used: analysi...
2007 Editorial review: male circumcision, gender and HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: a (social science) research agenda
Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the world which is the most affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic, with 24.5 million people infected by th...