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A model to promote the uptake of male circumcision as an HIV-preventive measure in high HIV and low male circumcision prevalence settings

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2019
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remain the leading global burden of disease, especially in Southern Africa.
Charles Maibvise, Thandisizwe R. Mavundla   +1 more
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Proven HIV Prevention Strategies [PDF]

, 2009
Describes strategies that, used in combination, have proven to be effective in preventing sexual, blood-borne, and mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

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Cultural and Religious Practices, the Lack of Educational Resources, and their Role in the Perpetuation of Female Genital Mutilation [PDF]

, 2013
Some form of female genital mutilation or circumcision takes place in most countries in Africa. This project aims to show that male dominance, culture, tradition, religion and ignorance of basic human rights play a pivotal role in the perpetuation of ...
Clarke, Claudelle
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Male circumcision: An overview

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2008
Circumcision is one of the common operations performed worldwide, for various reasons. Controversy exists as to whether circumcision is an operation. This literature review discusses the indications of circumcision, benefits and complications of circumcision, and alternatives to circumcision.
openaire   +4 more sources

Substantial but spatially heterogeneous progress in male circumcision for HIV prevention in South Africa

Communications Medicine
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk of male HIV acquisition by 60%. Programmes to provide VMMCs for HIV prevention have been introduced in sub-Saharan African countries with high HIV burden.
Matthew L. Thomas, Khangelani Zuma, Dayanund Loykissoonlal, Ziphozonke Bridget Dube, Peter Vranken, Sarah E. Porter, Katharine Kripke, Thapelo Seatlhodi, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Leigh F. Johnson, Jeffrey W. Imai-Eaton   +10 more
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To Cut and Run: Donor Approaches to Male Circumcision in Southern Africa

African Studies Quarterly, 2015
Male circumcision is being heralded in the scientific and policy communities as a highly effective intervention that could significantly reduce the number of people being infected with HIV in a number of high prevalence countries in southern Africa ...
Krista Johnson
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Perceptions about medical male circumcision and sexual behaviours of adults in rural Uganda: a cross sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: medical male circumcision is currently recognized as an additional important HIV preventive intervention to reduce the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men.
Trasias Mukama, Rawlance Ndejjo, Geofrey Musinguzi, David Musoke   +3 more
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Tanzania HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey 2003-04 [PDF]

, 2005
The Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) authorised the National Bureau of Statistics\ud (NBS) to conduct the THIS. The THIS is the first household survey of its kind to be conducted in Tanzania.\ud The survey covered the Tanzania Mainland only.The ...
National Bureau of Statistics Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (NBS), ORC Macro, (ORCM), Tanzania Commission for AIDS Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (TACAIDS)   +2 more
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Lancet Glob Health [PDF]

BackgroundMale circumcision reduces men\u2019s risk of acquiring HIV and some sexually transmitted infections from heterosexual exposure, and is essential for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Increasing Coverage of Antiretroviral Therapy and Male Medical Circumcision in HIV Hyperendemic Countries: A Cost-Benefit Analysis [PDF]

, 2015
HIV continues to cause the largest number of disability-adjusted life years of any disease in HIV hyperendemic countries (i.e., countries with an adult HIV prevalence >15%).
Bloom, David E., Bärnighausen, Till, Geldsetzer, Pascal, Humair, Salal   +3 more
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