Association of medical male circumcision and sexually transmitted infections in a population-based study using targeted maximum likelihood estimation

Abstract Background Epidemiological theory and many empirical studies support the hypothesis that there is a protective effect of male circumcision against some sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, there is a paucity of randomized control trials (RCTs) to test this hypothesis in the Sout...

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Main Authors: Lateef Amusa, Temesgen Zewotir, Delia North, Ayesha B. M. Kharsany, Lara Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
STI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11705-9