Male Circumcision is one form of HIV prevention that needs to be combined with other HIV prevention techniques in a \'package of care\'. Other HIV prevention techniques include staying faithful to one sexual partner and using condoms.

1. Media Briefing – Male Medical Circumcision In Preparation for the SANAC Plenary Meeting on 27 th November 2008

2. SANAC = South African NationalAIDS Commission http://www.info.gov.za/issues/hiv/sanac.htm

3. SANAC = South African NationalAIDS Commission http://www.info.gov.za/issues/hiv/sanac.htm

5. MALE CIRCUMCISION

9. Circumcision by Province Department of Health, 2007: HSRC/Nelson Mandela Household Survey 2005 Province Circumcision Rate % HIV Prevalence Rate Western Cape 68 3 Free State 71 19 Limpopo 48 11 Eastern Cape 44 16 Mpumalanga 36 23 Northern Cape 34 9 North West 33 18 Kwazulu-Natal 27 22 Gauteng 25 16

10. Western Cape vs Gauteng Difference: circumcision & fewer sexual partners SA National Communication Survey 2008 Western Cape % Gauteng % HIV Prevalence 3 16 Male Circumcision 68 16 Condoms used @ last sexual encounter 50 59 Men with > 1 partner 9 17

11. Limpopo vs Mpumalanga Difference: circumcision SA National Communication Survey 2008 Limpopo% Mpumalanga % HIV Prevalence 11 23 Male Circumcision 48 36 Condoms used @ last sexual encounter 58 63 Men with > 1 partner 17 13

12. Eastern Cape vs Kwazulu-Natal Difference: circumcision SA National Communication Survey 2008 Eastern Cape % Kwazulu-Natal % HIV Prevalence 16 22 Male Circumcision 44 27 Condoms used @ last sexual encounter 73 56 Men with > 1 partner 13 11

13. Free State SA National Communication Survey 2008 Free State% HIV Prevalence 19 Male Circumcision 71 Early Sexual Debut 57% before age of 17 National = 47%