Dirk Taljaard

TL;DR: Male circumcision provides a degree of protection against acquiring HIV infection, equivalent to what a vaccine of high efficacy would have achieved in sub-Saharan Africa.

TL;DR: This is the first randomized controlled trial to show a reduction in the prevalence of urethral HR-HPV infection after male circumcision, which explains why women with circumcised partners are at a lower risk of cervical cancer than other women.

TL;DR: Findings suggest that rates of HIV transmission from men to women are high and that HSV-2 plays a major role in the spread of HIV in this population of young people in a South African town.

TL;DR: It is suggested that HSV-2 infection enhances HIV acquisition and is responsible for approximately 25% of incident cases of HIV infection, however, the protective effect of male circumcision against HIV acquisition appears independent of HSv-2 serostatus.

TL;DR: There was little evidence of significant behaviour change and the prevalence of curable STI increased and the prevention programme had had less impact than expected, and the lessons for future intervention projects are discussed.