AIDS–ravaged Swaziland gears up for circumcision fever
AFP, February, 2007
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MBABANE (AFP) — Male nurse Moshoeshoe Makhubu has helped in many circumcisions but is visibly nervous as he prepares to undergo the snip himself, a procedure he grudgingly admits may boost chances of remaining HIV-free.
In Swaziland, staying clear of the virus is hard as close to 40 percent of adults are living with HIV and AIDS, the highest infection rate anywhere in the world according to UNICEF.
Trials in Kenya and Uganda have shown that circumcision, while not providing complete protection for the man, dramatically reduced the number of new infections.
Thirty-year-old Makhubu, who works at the government hospital in the Swazi capital Mbabane, says he is aware he should "still use other preventative measures" if he wants to remain healthy.
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