title: The African AIDS epidemic.
abstract: In parts of sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 25 percent of the population is HIV-positive as a result of heterosexual transmission of the virus. Could lack of circumcision make men in this region particularly susceptible?
authors.affiliation: Health Transition Center, National Center for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Caldwell
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caldwell
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D002602:Chancroid / Q000150:complications; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior