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Male circumcision not immunity for HIV

By Dr Pius Musau

Male circumcision, the total or partial removal of the foreskin, has been practiced since time immemorial among many communities.  Today, statistics show that for every one circumcised male, five others are not. The percentages of the circumcised vary with regions due to cultural, religious and medical reasons for the circumcision.

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