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Voluntary medical male circumcision among adolescents [PDF]

AIDS, 2017
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is one of the first opportunities for adolescent males in African countries to interact with the healthcare system. This study explored the approaches used during adolescent VMMC counseling and whether these strategies maximize broader HIV prevention opportunities.Qualitative interviews were conducted with 92 ...
Catherine Kahabuka, Michelle R. Kaufman, Lynn M Van Lith, Maria Elena Figueroa, Webster Mavhu, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli, Kim Dam, Getrude Ncube, Eshan U. Patel, Kim Seifert-Ahanda, Gissenge Lija, Karin Hatzold, Lusanda Mahlasela, Collen Bonnecwe, Arik V. Marcell, Aaron A.R. Tobian   +15 more
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Knowledge of HIV status among men aged 20–35 years in Lusaka, Zambia: Findings from a pilot time location sampling survey in the “Yaba Guy Che” (for the guys) study

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 7, Page 712-720, July 2025.
Abstract Objectives We conducted a pilot time location sampling survey with young men aged 20–35 years in Lusaka, Zambia and aimed to describe knowledge of HIV status and determine factors associated with knowledge of HIV status. Methods Hotspots where men congregate were identified in a densely populated community in Lusaka. Hotspots were grouped into
Mwelwa Muleba Phiri, Lucheka M. Sigande, Chisanga Mwansa, Ab Schaap, Sian Floyd, Loyd Kalekanya, Charles Banda, Steve Belemu, Helen Ayles, Musonda Simwinga, Bernadette Hensen   +10 more
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Lessons from voluntary medical male circumcision

, 2020
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Circumcised men’s perceptions, understanding and experiences of voluntary medical male circumcision in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

South African Family Practice, 2020
Background: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, has rolled out voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in response to recommendations that regions with a high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence adopt VMMC as an additional HIV prevention strategy.
Celenkosini T. Nxumalo, Gugu G. Mchunu
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Scaling Safe Circumcisions in Communities [PDF]

, 2019
Male circumcision (MC), although a common and simple procedure, is not available to a majority of the population as a safe, sterile intervention. The convincing evidence of the protective role of circumcision towards the spread of STDs (particularly HIV)
Moosa, Shazia, Samad, Lubna
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“Due to These Restrictions, Girls Think of Themselves as Nothing”: A Qualitative and Quantitative Description of Menstrual Restrictions and Stigma Among Adolescent Girls Across Religious and Other Sociocultural Contexts

Journal of Adolescence, Volume 97, Issue 4, Page 901-916, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Girls in Tanzania often experience menstrual restrictions (i.e., expectations about behaviors prohibited during menstruation) and menstrual stigma (i.e., negative attitudes toward people who menstruate). A better understanding of sociocultural contexts contributing to menstrual stigma and restrictions is needed.
Aisha S. King, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Jennifer Rubli, Britt DeVries, Emily M. Cherenack   +4 more
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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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Implementing the new WHO guidelines on HIV post‐exposure prophylaxis: perspectives from five African countries

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 28, Issue S1, June 2025.
Abstract Introduction Post‐exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is an important component of comprehensive HIV prevention, yet its uptake has been suboptimal globally. In July 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its global guidance on PEP to include two new recommendations intended to increase timely access to and delivery of PEP.
Sarah Magni, Daniel Byamukama, Maryam Sani Haske, Jane Mukami, Idah Moyo, Judith D. Auerbach   +5 more
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Why Are We Cutting? A Survey of Cultural Views on Circumcision in the Texas Panhandle

Global Pediatric Health, 2017
To determine the factors that may contribute to parents’ decision to circumcise their son in the Texas Panhandle region, voluntary surveys were distributed to all mothers with term male newborns during the mandatory discharge planning class.
Jerrod Spense MD, Janet Meller MD, James Abbey MD, Kayla Foster MD, Cynthia Sirri MD, Mubariz Naqvi MD   +5 more
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Developing and evaluating a community‐driven intervention to promote uptake of HIV and contraception services among students enrolled in colleges and universities in Zimbabwe

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 28, Issue S1, June 2025.
Abstract Introduction There is a growing appreciation that community‐led interventions are key to sustaining the HIV response and achieving HIV prevention and treatment targets. Together with young people in colleges/universities and Ministry of Health (MOH), we developed and evaluated a student‐led intervention for promoting the uptake of HIV self ...
Oppah Kuguyo, Lindiwe Mancitshana, Collin Mangenah, Mary K. Tumushime, Nancy Ruhode, Edward Matsikire, Jane Kalweo, Fern Terris‐Prestholt, Frances M. Cowan, Euphemia Lindelwe Sibanda   +9 more
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