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Is the PrePex device an alternative for surgical male circumcision in adolescents ages 13-17 years? Findings from routine service delivery during active surveillance in Zimbabwe.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundMale circumcision devices have the potential to accelerate adolescent voluntary medical male circumcision roll-out. Here, we present findings on safety, acceptability and satisfaction from active surveillance of PrePex implementation among 618 ...
Webster Mavhu, Karin Hatzold, Ngonidzashe Madidi, Brian Maponga, Roy Dhlamini, Malvern Munjoma, Sinokuthemba Xaba, Getrude Ncube, Owen Mugurungi, Frances M Cowan   +9 more
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Decreasing trends of bacteraemia among HIV-infected Ugandan adults: incidence, aetiology, clinical outcomes and effect of antiretroviral therapy in a semi-urban setting (2000-2008).

, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of antiretroviral therapy on trends of incidence, aetiology and clinical outcomes of bacteraemia among HIV-infected Ugandans in a semi-urban setting.
Nakubulwa, Susan, George Miiro, Rutebarika, Diana, Miiro, George, Heiner Grosskurth, Muyanja, Stella Zawedde, Kaddu, Ismael, Levin, Jonathan, Susan Nakubulwa, Jonathan Levin, Larke, Natasha, Diana Rutebarika, Ismael Kaddu, Grosskurth, Heiner, Stella Zawedde Muyanja, Natasha Larke   +15 more
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Cohort study of the implementation of a Unicirc circumcision training program in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

African Journal of Urology
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a key intervention to prevent HIV transmission, but open surgical circumcision requires extensive training and lacks the capacity for further upscaling.
Peter S. Millard, Bonginkosi Eugene Khumalo   +1 more
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Design of epidemiological studies measuring genital and plasma HIV-1 outcomes: lessons from a randomised controlled trial.

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: HIV-1 genital viral loads have not been extensively used as markers of HIV transmissibility. We set out to determine whether the variability of genital HIV-1 RNA over time necessitates design adjustments in studies measuring genital shedding ...
Mayaud, Philippe, Van de Perre, Philippe, Clayton, Tim, Ouedraogo, Abdoulaye, Weiss, Helen A, Larke, Natasha L, Nagot, Nicolas   +6 more
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A Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Safety, Procedure Time, and Cost of the PrePex™ Device to Forceps Guided Surgical Circumcision in Zimbabwe.

PLoS ONE, 2016
BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS promote MC (male circumcision) as a key HIV prevention strategy where HIV prevalence and incidence are high and MC prevalence is low.
Mufuta Tshimanga, Tonderayi Mangwiro, Owen Mugurungi, Sinokuthemba Xaba, Munyaradzi Murwira, Danuta Kasprzyk, Daniel E Montaño, Daisy Nyamukapa, Basile Tambashe, Pesanai Chatikobo, Patricia Gundidza, Gerald Gwinji   +11 more
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Progress in voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention supported by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through 2017: longitudinal and recent cross-sectional programme data

BMJ Open, 2018
Objective This article provides an overview and interpretation of the performance of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s (PEPFAR’s) male circumcision programme which has supported the majority of voluntary medical male circumcisions ...
Carlos Toledo, Melissa Habel, Stephanie M Davis, Jonas Z Hines, Jonathan M Grund, Renee Ridzon, Brittney Baack, Jonathan Davitte, Anne Thomas, Valerian Kiggundu, Naomi Bock, Paran Pordell, Caroline Cooney, Irum Zaidi   +13 more
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The association between knowledge levels regarding male circumcision and uptake of male circumcision among males aged 18 to 45 years at Nyanga District Hospital Manicaland province

, 2016
The purpose of the study was to determine the association between knowledge levels regarding male circumcision and male circumcision uptake among males aged 18 to 45 years at Nyanga District Hospital Manicaland Province.
Mugadza, Gladys
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Effect of multiple micronutrient-fortified food on mild morbidity and clinical symptoms in Zambian infants: results from a randomised controlled trial.

, 2011
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess the effects on mild morbidity of a richly micronutrient-fortified complementary/replacement food given to Zambian infants aged 6-18 months.
D Manno, Larke, N, K Baisley, Kasonka, L, J Siame, L Kasonka, Siame, J, Baisley, K, Manno, D, N Larke, Filteau, S, S Filteau   +11 more
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Wound Healing and Cosmetic Outcomes in Neonatal Circumcision Using Three Different Techniques

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Background: Circumcision of a male child is an integral part of some African cultures. An ideal technique of neonatal circumcision should be simple, safe and heal satisfactorily with good cosmetic appeal.
Taiye Taibat Ibiyeye, Jones Olaoluwa Taiwo, Abdulrasheed A. Nasir, Ademola A. Popoola   +3 more
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The association between knowledge levels regarding male circumcision and uptake of male circumcision among males aged 18 to 45 years at Nyanga District Hospital Manicaland province

, 2019
The purpose of the study was to determine the association between knowledge levels regarding male circumcision and male circumcision uptake among males aged 18 to 45 years at Nyanga District Hospital Manicaland Province.
Mugadza, Gladys
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