The African AIDS epidemic

Sci Am. 1996 Mar;274(3):62-3, 66-8. doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0396-62.

Abstract

In parts of sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 25 percent of the population is HIV-positive as a result of heterosexual transmission of the virus. Could lack of circumcision make men in this region particularly susceptible?

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / transmission*
  • Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
  • Chancroid / complications
  • Circumcision, Male*
  • Female
  • HIV Seropositivity
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nigeria / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Sexual Behavior*