Kenya: Circumcision: a question of health or politics? · Global Voices
Ndesanjo Macha

HIV Kenya discusses HIV and circumcision: “If I were a Kenyan man and someone said, “hey, you could reduce your chances of contracting HIV by 60% if you get circumcised”, I don't think I'd take up the offer. Health services in Kenya have been declining since the 70s and a recent study showed that the rate of adverse effects from clinically performed circumcisions in Bungoma, Western Kenya, stood at 17%.”