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Figure 13.4b Prevalence of syphilis in men aged 15-64 years by circumcision status,<strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.8Syphilis Prevalence (Weighted %)6421.63.31.90Circumcised Not circumcised Total (men 15-64 years)Figure 13.4b The prevalence of syphilis among uncircumcised men was two timesgreater than prevalence among circumcised men.The efficacy of medical male circumcision in preventing HIV has been established in high‐qualityrandomised controlled trials in sub‐Saharan Africa. The <strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong> found that lack of malecircumcision was significantly associated with increased levels of both HIV and HSV‐2 infectionamong men. Similarly, the prevalence of syphilis among uncircumcised men (3.3%) wasapproximately two times higher than the prevalence among circumcised men (1.6%) and thisdifference was significant.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 237

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