[Male circumcision and HIV infection: an international debate with no Brazilian participation].
The authors discuss male circumcision as a protective factor against HIV transmission. The absence is noted of Brazilian data published in the international literature regarding this issue. Finally, it is emphasized that self-declared circumcision status is subject to substantial misclassification with the generation of biased risk estimates.
de Castilho
Euclides Ayres
EA
Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. castil@usp.br
Guimarães
Mark Drew Crosland
MD
D002944:Circumcision, Male; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors