Background Antiretroviral drugs have been shown to reduce risk of mother‐to‐child
transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and are also widely used for post …

We have entered a new era in HIV prevention whereby priorities have expanded from
biomedical discovery to include implementation, effectiveness, and the effect of combination …

Since 1994, the democratic government in South Africa has worked hard at improving the
lives of the black majority, yet close to half the population lives in poverty, jobs are scarce …

Introduction HIV incidence remains high among young women in sub‐Saharan Africa in
spite of scale‐up of HIV testing, behavioural interventions, antiretroviral treatment and …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. The effect
of HPV on public health is especially related to the burden of anogenital cancers, most …

Background: Male circumcision (MC) is proven to substantially reduce men's risk of a
number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We conducted a detailed systematic review …

Background Male circumcision reduces men's risk of acquiring HIV and some sexually
transmitted infections from heterosexual exposure, and is essential for HIV prevention in sub …

Randomized trials have demonstrated that male circumcision (MC) reduces heterosexual
acquisition of HIV, herpes simplex virus type 2, human papillomavirus (HPV), and genital …

Background Circumcision is a common procedure, but regional and societal attitudes differ
on whether there is a need for a male to be circumcised and, if so, at what age. This is an …

Despite extensive global efforts, sub-Saharan Africa remains disproportionately affected by
the HIV epidemic. This generalized epidemic can be seen in Lesotho which in 2014 the HIV …