The number of procedures required to achieve optimal competency with male circumcision: findings from a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda.

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Published in BJU Int on April 21, 2009

Authors

Valerian Kiggundu1, Stephen Watya, Godfrey Kigozi, David Serwadda, Fred Nalugoda, Denis Buwembo, Absolom Settuba, Margaret Anyokorit, James Nkale, Nehemiah Kighoma, Victor Ssempijja, Maria Wawer, Ronald H Gray

Author Affiliations

1: Rakai Health Sciences Program, Entebbe, Uganda.

Associated clinical trials:

Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Rakai, Uganda | NCT00425984

Trial of Male Circumcision: HIV, Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and Behavioral Effects in Men, Women and the Community | NCT00124878

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