Comments on: Kenya struggling to meet demand for male circumcision http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/10991 Ethiopian News and Opinion Journal Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:29:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hugh7 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/10991/comment-page-1#comment-15884 Hugh7 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:29:35 +0000 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/?p=10991#comment-15884 "... they also want to try it out." And if they don't like it - or if they get HIV - will they get their foreskins back? In at least seven African countries, more of the circumcised men get HIV than the non-circumcised. If Kenya is different, it probably has nothing to do with circumcision, but something to do with the difference between the sexual practices of the circumcising and non-circumcising peoples. What is Kenya doing about measures that are known to be much more than 60% effective against HIV, such as condoms, sterile medical instruments and one partner at a time? “… they also want to try it out.” And if they don’t like it – or if they get HIV – will they get their foreskins back?

In at least seven African countries, more of the circumcised men get HIV than the non-circumcised. If Kenya is different, it probably has nothing to do with circumcision, but something to do with the difference between the sexual practices of the circumcising and non-circumcising peoples.

What is Kenya doing about measures that are known to be much more than 60% effective against HIV, such as condoms, sterile medical instruments and one partner at a time?

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