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Voluntary medical male circumcision and HIV in Zambia: expectations and observations

Journal of Biosocial Science, 2019
AbstractThe study analysed the HIV/AIDS situation in Zambia six years after the onset of mass campaigns of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC). The analysis was based on data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 2001, 2007 and 2013.
Michel Garenne, Alan Matthews
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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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Exploring the Nuances of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation in South Africa and Other African Contexts

African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies
Male circumcision is an ancient practice across the globe, with concomitant shifts in the life of the initiates. This paper examined the complexities of Traditional Male Circumcision Initiation (TMCI) in South Africa and other African contexts.
Robert Mutemi Kajiita, Simon Murote Kang'ethe   +1 more
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Targeting Patients Who Cannot Object? Re-Examining the Case for Non-Therapeutic Infant Circumcision

SAGE Open, 2016
Recent restatements of the case for routine circumcision of normal male infants and boys typically base their arguments on a range of medical evidence showing circumcision to have a protective effect against certain pathological conditions.
Robert Darby
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Let's talk about circumcision [PDF]

, 2018
A proposal to ban circumcision for non-medical reasons in Iceland has generated a heated debate over whether banning the practice would amount to an attack on religious freedom.
Moller, Kai
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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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An investigation of health system capacity to provide medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in high burden settings in Papua New Guinea [PDF]

, 2020
Rachael Tommbe investigated the health systems capacity to provide medical male circumcision in high HIV burden settings in PNG. She found that it is feasible to provide medical male circumcision, with careful planning in governance, financing, health ...
Tommbe, Rachael Nick Kamuri
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Correction: The Cost of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in South Africa

PLOS ONE, 2017
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160207.].
Emmanuel Njeuhmeli, Steven Forsythe, Dayanund Loykissoonlal, Vibhuti Haté, Ananthy Thambinayagam, Michel Tchuenche, Eurica Palmer   +6 more
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Male Circumcision as an HIV Prevention Strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Socio-Legal Barriers [PDF]

, 2008
UNAIDS and WHO recommend safe, voluntary male circumcision as an additional, important strategy for the prevention of heterosexually-acquired HIV in men in areas with high HIV prevalence and low levels of male circumcision.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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PrEP as a feature in the optimal landscape of combination HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: The new WHO guidelines recommend offering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to people who are at substantial risk of HIV infection. However, where PrEP should be prioritised, and for which population groups, remains an open question.
, Anderson, AVERTing HIV and AIDS., Baeten, Baral, Beyrer, Buchbinder, Béhanzin, Caceres, Choopanya, Doblecki-Lewis, Ellman, Gomez, Grant, Human Sciences Research Council., International Organisation for Migration., Jessica B McGillen, Kim, Lawan, Lodi, Mack, Marrazzo, McKinnon, Meyer-Rath, Ministry of Health., Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene., Morison, Mosoko, National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP)., National AIDS Control Program, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare., PEPFAR., PEPFAR., Resch, Sanders, Sarah-Jane Anderson, Siapka, Smith, Smith, South African National AIDS Council., Thigpen, Timothy B Hallett, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs., UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS., UNAIDS, Underhill, Underhill, Van Damme, Vandepitte, Verguet, Weiser, WHO., WHO.   +51 more
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