The impact of male circumcision on risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a household fixed-effects analysis of 279,351 men from 29 countries.

Bulstra CA, Dai X, Ngure K, Rosenberg MS, Wamuti BM, Hontelez JAC, Salomon JA, Ortblad KF, Bärnighausen T

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1810573
Published: 2026
Container: Frontiers in public health
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpubh.2026.1810573,
  title = {The impact of male circumcision on risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a household fixed-effects analysis of 279,351 men from 29 countries.},
  author = {Bulstra CA and Dai X and Ngure K and Rosenberg MS and Wamuti BM and Hontelez JAC and Salomon JA and Ortblad KF and Bärnighausen T},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in public health},
  doi = {10.3389/fpubh.2026.1810573},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1810573}
}

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AU  - Dai X
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AU  - Wamuti BM
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CA, B., X, D., K, N., MS, R., BM, W., JAC, H., JA, S., KF, O., & T, B. (2026). The impact of male circumcision on risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a household fixed-effects analysis of 279,351 men from 29 countries.. Frontiers in public health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1810573

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