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They sent people with cameras to Uganda and Kenya, who documented the realities of the mass circumcision program. Local investigators conducted interviews with 90 affected men and women and found: | They sent people with cameras to Uganda and Kenya, who documented the realities of the mass circumcision program. Local investigators conducted interviews with 90 affected men and women and found: | ||
* Africans are told [[circumcision]] conveys immunity from [[HIV]]. | * Africans are told [[circumcision]] conveys immunity from [[HIV]]. | ||
* Condom use is at an all-time low, and AIDS is on the rise. | * Condom use is at an all-time low, and [[AIDS]] is on the rise. | ||
* The program is killing the very people it is supposed to help. | * The program is killing the very people it is supposed to help. | ||
* No follow-up post circumcision (cut-and-release approach). | * No follow-up post circumcision (cut-and-release approach). | ||