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Determinants and policy implications of male circumcision in the United States

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  • Leibowitz, A.A.
  • Desmond, K.
  • Belin, T.

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Objective. We sought to determine whether lack of state Medicaid coverage for infant male circumcision correlates with lower circumcision rates. Methods. We used data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample on 417282 male newborns to calculate hospital-level circumcision rates. We used weighted multiple regression to correlate hospital circumcision rates with hospital-level predictors and state Medicaid coverage of circumcision. Results. The mean neonatal male circumcision rate was 55.9%. When we controlled for other factors, hospitals in states in which Medicaid covers routine male circumcision had circumcision rates that were 24 percentage points higher than did hospitals in states without such coverage (P

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  • Leibowitz, A.A. & Desmond, K. & Belin, T., 2009. "Determinants and policy implications of male circumcision in the United States," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(1), pages 138-145.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2008.134403_7
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.134403
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