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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is becoming more popular as an important HIV prevention strategy. Malawi, with a high HIV and AIDS prevalence rate of 8.8% and a low male circumcision prevalence rate of 28% in 2016, is one of the ...
Rodney Masese +3 more
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Knowledge about male circumcision and perception of risk for HIV among youth in Harare, Zimbabwe
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2019 Background: Male circumcision will require high uptake among previously non-circumcising countries to realise the impact of circumcising in preventing HIV.
Kudzaishe Mangombe +1 more
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Sustaining Gains Made in Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision [PDF]
Global Health: Science and Practice, 2016 Introducing early infant male circumcision (EIMC) can sustain voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs. This Global Health: Science and Practice supplement presents lessons learned, research findings on demand creation, and cost comparisons of various models of EIMC introduction.
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South African Family Practice, 2021 Background: There is compelling evidence that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the chances of heterosexual transmission of HIV infection.
Celenkosini T. Nxumalo, Gugu G. Mchunu
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Feasibility of medical male circumcision in Nyanza Province, Kenya
East African Medical Journal, 2004 Over forty observational studies have reported a protective effect of male circumcision against HIV-I acquisition, leading some to suggest that male circumcision be added to the limited armamentarium of HIV prevention strategies.To evaluate the feasibility and requirements of implementing medical male circumcision in Nyanza Province of Kenya a quasi ...
R. Poulussen +4 more
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Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision [PDF]
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2012 As the science demonstrating strong evidence for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention has evolved, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has collaborated with international agencies, donors, and partner country governments supporting VMMC programming.
Catherine Hankins +16 more
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African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2019 Background: Medical male circumcision (MMC) and traditional male circumcision (TMC) are reportedly having negative and positive outcomes in the Eastern Cape province.
Sandile Prusente +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 +3 more
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Background: Objective: To determine youth’s knowledge about safe male circumcision as well as assess their attitude towards utilization of safe male circumcision services and also determine the practices in utilization of safe male circumcision at ...
Jonathan Econi
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Circumcision and the Oppression of the Medical Colonizer
Critical Social Work, 2018 This article provides a critical reflection of medical circumcision on baby boys in western society. Employing a critical deconstruction of the circumcision practice, this writer explores his own circumcision as an experience of personal, cultural, and ...
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