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Criticisms Of African Trials Fail To Withstand Scrutiny: Male Circumcision Does Prevent Hiv Infection, Richard Wamai, Brian Morris, Jake Waskett, Edward Green, Joya Banerjee, Robert Bailey, Jeffrey Klausner, David Sokal, Catherine Hankins Aug 2012

Criticisms Of African Trials Fail To Withstand Scrutiny: Male Circumcision Does Prevent Hiv Infection, Richard Wamai, Brian Morris, Jake Waskett, Edward Green, Joya Banerjee, Robert Bailey, Jeffrey Klausner, David Sokal, Catherine Hankins

Richard G. Wamai

A recent article in the JLM (Boyle GJ and Hill G, "Sub-Saharan African Randomised Clinical Trials into Male Circumcision and HIV Transmission: Methodological, Ethical and Legal Concerns" (2011) 19 JLM 316) criticises the large randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that scientists, clinicians and policy-makers worldwide have concluded provide compelling evidence in support of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as an effective HIV prevention strategy. The present article addresses the claims advanced by Boyle and Hill, demonstrating their reliance on outmoded evidence, outlier studies, and flawed statistical analyses. In the current authors' view, their claims portray misunderstandings of the design, execution and …


Kenya Keen On Achieving Targets On Neglected Diseases, Richard Wamai Jan 2012

Kenya Keen On Achieving Targets On Neglected Diseases, Richard Wamai

Richard G. Wamai

No abstract provided.


Ant 360: Topics In Global Health: Hiv/Aids, John Mazzeo Dec 2011

Ant 360: Topics In Global Health: Hiv/Aids, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Ant 235: Cultures Of The Caribbean, John Mazzeo Dec 2011

Ant 235: Cultures Of The Caribbean, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Lsp 110: Alternative Healing In Chicago, John Mazzeo Dec 2011

Lsp 110: Alternative Healing In Chicago, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Ant 102: Cultural Anthropology (Online Version), John Mazzeo Dec 2011

Ant 102: Cultural Anthropology (Online Version), John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.