Some countries, like Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Nigeria, have been more proactive than others, but it is still hard for many to get PrEP.
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Difficult to understand communication and the somewhat overstated benefits of male circumcision may lead to increased risky sexual behaviour.
Medical circumcision in settings where there are high rates of HIV will only be successful if these interventions take into account local beliefs about circumcision.
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Senior scientist, MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
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Professor of Anthropology and Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Social scientist, MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
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Health Systems and Policy Researcher; Cancer Clinical Epidemiologist, University of the Witwatersrand
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Medical Doctor, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician, University of the Witwatersrand
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Director of Research, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University