Comment on 'Changing relationships between HIV prevalence and circumcision in Lesotho', and 'Age-incidence and prevalence of HIV among intact and circumcised men: an analysis of PHIA surveys in Southern Africa'

Brian J Morris; Joya Banerjee

doi:10.1017/S0021932024000208

Comment on 'Changing relationships between HIV prevalence and circumcision in Lesotho', and 'Age-incidence and prevalence of HIV among intact and circumcised men: an analysis of PHIA surveys in Southern Africa'

J Biosoc Sci. 2024 Sep;56(5):925-928. doi: 10.1017/S0021932024000208. Epub 2024 May 20.

Authors

Brian J Morris¹, Joya Banerjee²

Affiliations

¹ School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Be the Change Group, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PMID: 38766849
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932024000208

Abstract

Two articles by Garenne (2023a,b) argue that voluntary medical male circumcision does not reduce human immunodeficiency virus transmission in Africa. Here we point out key evidence and analytical flaws that call into question this conclusion.

Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Southern Africa; circumcision; reproductive health; voluntary medical male circumcision.

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Africa, Southern / epidemiology
Age Factors
Circumcision, Male* / statistics & numerical data
HIV Infections* / epidemiology
HIV Infections* / prevention & control
HIV Infections* / transmission
Humans
Incidence
Lesotho / epidemiology
Male
Prevalence
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult