Browsing by Subject "Xhosa men"

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Effects of household shocks and poverty on the timing of traditional male circumcision and HIV risk in South Africa

Venkataramani, Atheendar; Maughan-Brown, Brendan (AIDS and Behaviour, 2013)

Poverty may influence HIV risk by increasing vulnerability to economic shocks and thereby preventing key health investments. We explored this possibility by examining the relationship between household shocks and the timing ...
Learning that circumcision is protective against HIV: Risk compensation among men and women in Cape Town, South Africa

Maughan-Brown, Brendan; Venkataramani, Atheendar (PLoS ONE, 2012)

Objectives We examined whether knowledge of the HIV-protective benefits of male circumcision (MC) led to risk compensating behavior in a traditionally circumcising population in South Africa. We extend the current literature ...

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