Traditional male circumcision and the risk for HIV transmission among men: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To synthesise evidence to determine whether, in contrast to medical male circumcision, traditional male circumcision (TMC) practices may contribute to HIV transmission and what the impacts of TMC are on the initiates, their families and societies.

Design

Systematic review.

Data source

PubMed, CINHAL, SCOPUS, ProQuest, Cochrane database and Medline were searched between 15 and 30 October 2022.

Eligibility criteria

(1) Studies involving young men, young male adults, male adults and mixed male and female participants; (2) studies on TMC involving men living with HIV (married and non-married); (3) studies on TMC, HIV transmission and impact in low-income and middle-income countries; (4) qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method studies and (5) studies a

SUBMITTER: Asa GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10201269 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature