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Forced male circumcision and the politics of foreskin in Kenya

, 2018
Do forced male circumcisions have political legitimacy in Kenya that they do not have internationally? This article asks what these acts of public violence tell us about the relationships between moral ethnicity and state formation in Kenya.
M. Lamont
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Increasing voluntary medical male circumcision uptake among adult men in Tanzania

AIDS (London), 2017
Objective: We evaluated a demand-creation intervention to increase voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) uptake among men aged 20–34 years in Tanzania, to maximise short-term impact on HIV incidence.
M. Wambura, H. Mahler, J. Grund, N. Larke, G. Mshana, E. Kuringe, M. Plotkin, G. Lija, M. Makokha, F. Terris-Prestholt, R. Hayes, J. Changalucha, H. Weiss   +12 more
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Implications of male circumcision for women in Papua New Guinea: a transformational grounded theory study

BMC Women's Health, 2017
Background Male circumcision reduces the risk of female-to-male transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and is being explored for HIV prevention in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Michelle Redman-MacLaren, Jane Mills, Rachael Tommbe, David MacLaren, Rick Speare, William J. H. McBride   +5 more
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Circumcision: Perspective in a Nigerian teaching hospital

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2013
Background: The practice and pattern of male infants circumcised is influenced by culture, religion and socio-economic classification. The debate about the benefits and risks of circumcision has made a hospital-based practice the most acceptable ...
L O Abdur-Rahman, A A Nasir, J O Adeniran   +2 more
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Age Targeting of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Programs Using the Decision Makers’ Program Planning Toolkit (DMPPT) 2.0

PLoS ONE, 2016
Background Despite considerable efforts to scale up voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention in priority countries over the last five years, implementation has faced important challenges.
K. Kripke, M. Opuni, M. Schnure, S. Sgaier, D. Castor, J. Reed, E. Njeuhmeli, J. Stover   +7 more
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Scale-Up of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Services for HIV Prevention — 12 Countries in Southern and Eastern Africa, 2013–2016

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2017
Countries in Southern and Eastern Africa have the highest prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the world; in 2015, 52% (approximately 19 million) of all persons living with HIV infection resided in these two regions.* Voluntary ...
J. Hines, Onkemetse Conrad Ntsuape, Kananga Malaba, Tiruneh Zegeye, Kennedy Serrem, -. ElijahOdoyo, June, R. Nyirenda, Wezi Msungama, Kondwani Nkanaunena, J. Come, M. Canda, Herminio Nhaguiombe, E. Shihepo, T. BrigitteL., Zemburuka, Gram Mutandi, Emmanuel Yoboka, André H. Mbayiha, Hilda Maringa, A. Bere, J. Joseph, Lawrence, G. Lija, D. Simbeye, K. Kazaura, R. Mwiru, Stella Alamo, Talisuna, Joseph Lubwama, G. Kabuye, J. Zulu, O. Chituwo, Maybin, Mumba, S. Xaba, John Mandisarisa, Brittney N. Baack, Lawrence E. Hinkle, M. Jonathan, Grund, S. Davis, C. Toledo   +42 more
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Male circumcision for HIV prevention: a prospective study of complications in clinical and traditional settings in Bungoma, Kenya

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2008
OBJECTIVE: Male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by approximately 60%. Male circumcision services are now being introduced in selected populations in sub-Saharan Africa and further interventions are being planned.
Robert C Bailey, Omar Egesah, Stephanie Rosenberg   +2 more
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Circumventing the Urologist: A Case of Poorly Executed Self-Circumcision

Journal of Urological Surgery, 2016
Circumcision is a relatively brief and safe procedure when performed by a medical professional. Recently, clamp-assisted circumcisions in the adult male have gained increased interest due to potential public health benefits.
Timothy Rogers, Omar Mostafa, Hesham Mostafa, Tim Suttle   +3 more
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Cost and Impact of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in South Africa: Focusing the Program on Specific Age Groups and Provinces

PLoS ONE, 2016
Background In 2012, South Africa set a goal of circumcising 4.3 million men ages 15–49 by 2016. By the end of March 2014, 1.9 million men had received voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). In an effort to accelerate progress, South Africa undertook
K. Kripke, Ping-An Chen, A. Vazzano, A. Thambinayagam, Y. Pillay, D. Loykissoonlal, C. Bonnecwe, P. Barron, Eva Kiwango, D. Castor, E. Njeuhmeli   +10 more
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Evidence that promotion of male circumcision did not lead to sexual risk compensation in prioritized Sub-Saharan countries

PLoS ONE, 2017
Background WHO and UNAIDS prioritized 14 eastern and southern African countries with high HIV and low male circumcision prevalence for a voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) scale-up in 2007.
Chyun-Fung Shi, Michael Li, J. Dushoff
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