circ irrelevant to HIV in Australia

[serendipity22]

There is an interesting web page by the Aids Action Council on circumcision.

http://aidsaction.org.au/content/hiv_sti_health/circumcision.php

Their conclusion:

male circumcision is not a suitable strategy to prevent transmission here.

[beebs]

absolutely agree 100% as I said before, if condoms were as effective as circs in terms of transmitting diseases - *nobody* would use them. Some (not very trustworthy) sources put the rate at a 50% reduction in HIV. In the scheme of things that is not very comforting I don't think.

[Mathermy]

duh:doh:


(not directed at you OP:))

[Fuchsia!]

duh:doh:


(not directed at you OP:))

:yes::D

[beebs]

[QUOTE=jjj199;3519272]Circ is irrelevant to HIV everywhere:

"AIDS incidence in Australia (0.9 per 100,000 population) is similar to that in the UK (http://www.avert.org/uksummary.htm) and Canada (http://www.avert.org/canstatg.htm) (1.4 and 0.8 respectively), and much lower than in the United States (http://www.avert.org/statsum.htm) (12.8 per 100,000) [and Israel (9.0 per 100,000)]."

http://www.avert.org/ausstatg.htm

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/israel_statistics.html#45

So, to all the pro-circers out there (and in an Apu voice, of course): THANK-YOU, PLEASE COME AGAIN.

QUOTE]

Wow - I had no ideas about the stats! Thanks for posting!