Voluntary medical male circumcision and HIV infection among men who have sex with men: Implications from a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the rapidly-increased HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men worldwide, the effectiveness of voluntary medical male circumcision as the tool of HIV prevention still remains undetermined.

Purpose

In the current study, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between voluntary medical male circumcision and HIV risk among men who have sex with men.

Methods and conclusion

Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guideline, we conducted a comprehensive literature search through multiple databases. A total of 37 articles/abstracts were included in the analysis. We employed random-effects models and subgroup analyses based upon key study characteristics derived from empirical st

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6689924 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature