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Knowledge, attitudes and acceptance of voluntary medical male circumcision among males attending high school in Shiselweni region, Eswatini: a cross sectional study [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background In countries such as Eswatini, where there is a high HIV prevalence and low male circumcision the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS recommend infant and adult circumcision be implemented.
Mirriam Hlelisani Shezi, Boikhutso Tlou, Saloshni Naidoo   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Circumcision as conquest: Masculinity in Eswatini’s voluntary medical male circumcision campaign materials

Global Public Health, 2023
As a public health intervention related to sexual transmission and involving genital surgery, male circumcision for HIV prevention necessarily relates to understandings of sexuality and gender, a relationship which public health campaign materials have ...
Sarah Rudrum
doaj   +4 more sources

Facilitators and barriers to voluntary medical male circumcision as an HIV prevention strategy in Kavango East, Namibia [PDF]

South African Family Practice, 2023
Background: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a strategy used to try to limit new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, as it has the potential to reduce HIV and/or AIDS transmission from women to men by up to 60%.
Daniel O. Ashipala, Trymore B. Nhokwara, Medusalem H. Joel   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

How Does Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Reduce HIV Risk? [PDF]

Curr HIV/AIDS Rep, 2022
Purpose of Review Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a surgical procedure that reduces HIV acquisition risk by almost two-thirds. However, global implementation is lagging, in part due to VMMC hesitancy. A better understanding of the mechanism(
Prodger JL, Galiwango RM, Tobian AAR, Park D, Liu CM, Kaul R.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Deficits and opportunities, pivots and shifts for scaling-up voluntary medical male circumcision in Uganda: a qualitative reflexive thematic analysis study [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Despite voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) being a cost-effective intervention for preventing HIV transmission, its scale-up has faced challenges. Several interventions to address these challenges in priority countries, including Uganda, have not
John Bekiita Byabagambi, Bruce Hollingsworth, Mark Limmer   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A comparative analysis of voluntary medical male circumcision before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gauteng province, South Africa. [PDF]

S Afr Fam Pract (2004)
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a significant biomedical and cost-effective intervention in preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission.
Fonka CB.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Introduction of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Tanah Papua, Indonesia. [PDF]

AIDS Behav
Tanah Papua, comprising Papua and West Papua (Papua Barat), includes only 1.5% of Indonesia’s total population but accounts for over 15% of the country’s new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases. Overall, adult HIV prevalence in Indonesia in 2018 was
Bailey RC, Praptoraharjo I, Muryani N, Soeselo DA, Ghosh S, Levy JA.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Integration of a vertical voluntary medical male circumcision program into routine health services in Zimbabwe: A solution for sustainable HIV prevention. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
The global health community has recognized the importance of integrating and sustaining health programs within national health systems rather than managing stand-alone ‘vertical’ interventions.
Chung AM, Murungu J, Chitapi P, Chikodzore R, Case P, Gosling J, Gosling R, Xaba S, Ncube G, Mugurungi O, Kunaka P, Bertozzi SM, Feldacker C.   +12 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Strengthening evidence for text-based telehealth in post-operative care: A pragmatic study of the reach and effectiveness of two-way, text-based follow-up after voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa. [PDF]

PLoS One
Building upon evidence of safety and efficiency gains from a randomized control trial (RCT) in South Africa, we further scaled implementation of two-way, short message service (SMS), text-based (2wT) follow-up after voluntary medical male circumcision ...
Feldacker C, Fabens I, Dong TQ, Moyo K, Makhele C, Phohole M, Igaba N, Hlongwane S, Pienaar J, Sardini M, Ndebele F, Tweya H, Holec M, Waweru E, Setswe G.   +14 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Expanding two-way texting for post-operative follow-up: A cost analysis of the implementation and scale-up in routine voluntary medical male circumcision settings in South Africa. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Up to 98% of adult voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) clients heal without adverse events (AEs) in South Africa and in the sub-Saharan Africa region. Yet, all clients in South Africa are required to attend in-person reviews, creating added effort
Unsworth M, Fabens I, Setswe G, Moyo K, Pienaar J, Makhele C, Phohole M, Igaba N, Hlongwane S, Sardini M, Dong T, Sharma M, Tweya H, Ndebele F, Holec M, Feldacker C.   +15 more
europepmc   +2 more sources