Erratum to: Estimation of country-specific and global prevalence of male circumcision
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s12963-016-0073-5.].
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Estimation of country-specific and global prevalence of male circumcision
BACKGROUND Male circumcision (MC) status and genital infection risk are interlinked and MC is now part of HIV prevention programs worldwide. Current MC prevalence is not known for all countries globally. Our aim was to provide estimates for country-specific and global MC prevalence. METHODS MC prevalence data were obtained by searches in PubMed, Demographic and Health Surveys, AIDS Indicator ...
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