%0 Journal Article %T The when and how of male circumcision and the risk of HIV: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of two HIV surveys from Guinea-Bissau %J Archive of "The Pan African Medical Journal". %D 2016 %R 10.11604/pamj.2016.23.21.7797 %X Male circumcision (MC) reduces the risk of HIV, and this risk reduction may be modified by socio-cultural factors such as the timing and method (medical and traditional) of circumcision. Understanding regional variations in circumcision practices and their relationship to HIV is crucial and can increase insight into the HIV epidemic in Africa %K Africa %K circumcision %K HIV/AIDS %K HIV prevention %K risk behaviour %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4856489/