HIV is six times less in Israel

Due to circumcision, the annual incidence of HIV infection in Israeli men is on average six times lower than that of the Netherlands and France and for women it is ten times lower. The Health Ministry study was published in the Israel Journal of Health Policy Research.

http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Health-and-Science/Israeli-study-shows-circumcision-reduces-risk-of-HIV-infection-412743

http://www.ijhpr.org/content/4/1/40

 

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