title: [Male circumcision and HIV infection: an international debate with no Brazilian participation].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. castil@usp.br
authors.forename: Euclides Ayres
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: de Castilho
authors.forename: Mark Drew Crosland
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Guimarães
mesh_terms: D002944:Circumcision, Male; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors