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Shortening the foreskin : probing perceptions towards Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) and Traditional Male Circumcision among University of KwaZulu-Natal African male students. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Master of Social Science in Anthropology. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College 2015.Across the world, in populations where circumcision was commonly practiced, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS was found to be lower compared to those populations where ...
Khumalo, Sinakekelwe Khanyisile.
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Construction and immunogenicity in a prime-boost regimen of a Semliki Forest virus-vectored experimental HIV clade A vaccine.

open access: yes, 2003
A novel, experimental subunit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine, SFV.HIVA, was constructed. This consists of Semliki Forest virus (SFV), which is a suitable vaccine vector for use in humans, and a passenger gene encoding HIVA, which is an ...
Barnfield, C   +22 more
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Treatment of circumcision complications in a Tertiary Institution in Tanzania

open access: yesThe Annals of African Surgery, 2012
Background and objective: Male circumcision is a minor surgical proce-dure that can have both physical and psychological complications. The aim of this study was to review the pattern of presentation of circumci-sion complications and to highlight on ...
Nyamsogoro R, Mteta A,
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Clinical outcomes of circumcisions and prevalence of complications of male circumcisions: A five-year retrospective analysis at a teaching hospital in Ghana.

open access: yesPLOS Global Public Health
Male circumcision is increasing in popularity due to its medical benefits, including reducing HIV prevalence. It is commonly performed by both health and non-health professionals, with most circumcisions occurring during the neonatal period.
Sylvester Appiah Boakye, Frank Obeng
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Impact of the MEMA kwa Vijana adolescent sexual and reproductive health interventions on use of health services by young people in rural Mwanza, Tanzania: results of a cluster randomized trial.

open access: yes, 2010
PURPOSE: To assess the impact of an adolescent sexual health intervention on the use of health services by young people in Tanzania. METHODS: Twenty communities, including 39 health facilities, were randomly allocated to the intervention or comparison ...
David A. Ross   +24 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).

open access: yes, 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   +15 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about male circumcision and HIV by traditional and medical providers of male circumcision and traditionally and medically circumcised men in Mpumalanga, South Africa

open access: yes, 2015
The aims of this study in Mpumalanga, South Africa, are to assess (1) the current behavioural risk reduction messages and HIV/AIDS education provided by medical and traditional providers of male circumcision to men undergoing medical and traditional ...
Banyini, M.   +3 more
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Design of epidemiological studies measuring genital and plasma HIV-1 outcomes: lessons from a randomised controlled trial.

open access: yes, 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   +6 more
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