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Scaling-up voluntary medical male circumcision – what have we learned?

HIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2014
Jenny H Ledikwe,1,2,* Robert O Nyanga,1,* Jaclyn Hagon,2 Jessica S Grignon,1,2 Mulamuli Mpofu,1 Bazghina-werq Semo1,2 1International Training and Education Center for Health, Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana; 2Department of Global Health, University of ...
Ledikwe JH, Nyanga RO, Hagon J, Grignon JS, Mpofu M, Semo BW   +5 more
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Need for improved detection of voluntary medical male circumcision adverse events in Mozambique: a mixed-methods assessment

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Adverse events (AE) resulting from voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) are commonly used to measure program quality. Mozambique’s VMMC program data reports a combined moderate and severe AE rate of 0.2% through passive surveillance ...
Atanásio Brito, Abigail Korn, Leonel Monteiro, Florindo Mudender, Adelina Maiela, Jotamo Come, Scott Barnhart, Caryl Feldacker   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C in Ethiopia: First National Study Based on the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

Journal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 32, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is hypothesised to be a public health problem in Ethiopia, and systematic review evidence suggested 1%–3% seroprevalence. We aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of HCV overall and across regions of Ethiopia. We estimated HCV seroprevalence using the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS‐2016). EDHS‐2016 is
Getahun Molla Kassa, Atsbeha Gebreegziabxier Weldemariam, Saro Abdella Abrahim, Clare E. French, Dawit Wolday, Emebet Dagne, Andargachew Mulu, Aynishet Adane, Sarah K. Inglis, Andrew Radley, Geremew Tasew, Peter Vickerman, Elias Ali Yesuf, Ora Paltiel, Mesay Hailu, Wondwossen Amogne, John F. Dillon, Matthew Hickman, Aaron G. Lim, Josephine G. Walker, the DESTINE NIHR Global Health Research Group, John F. Dillon, Wondwossen Amogne, Peter Vickerman, Matthew Hickman, Ora Paltiel, Dawit Wolday, Aynishet Adane, Saro Abdella, Zenahbezu Abay, Workagegnehu Hailu, Tadesse Awoke, Emebet Dagne, Elias Ali Yesuf, Josephine G. Walker, Aaron G. Lim, Clare E. French, Andargachew Mulu, Melaku Tileku Tamiru, Atsbeha Gebreegziabxier Weldemariam, Christie Cabral, Obsie Baissa, Elizabeth Speakman, Andrew Radley, Amy Malaguti, Sarah K. Inglis, Meseret Yohannes, Bruktait Taddele, Hagos Abraha, Mengistu Erkie, Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh, Getahun Molla Kassa   +51 more
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Male circumcision for HIV prevention in high HIV prevalence settings: what can mathematical modelling contribute to informed decision making? [PDF]

, 2009
Experts from UNAIDS, WHO, and the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling report their review of mathematical models estimating the impact of male circumcision on HIV incidence in high HIV prevalence ...
UNAIDS/WHO/SACEMA Expert Group on Modelling the Impact and Cost of Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention
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Early resumption of sexual activity following voluntary medical male circumcision in Botswana: A qualitative study.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Unprotected sexual intercourse after undergoing voluntary medical male circumcision but prior to complete wound healing can lead to major adverse events including HIV acquisition.
Jenny H Ledikwe, Nankie M Ramabu, Lisa P Spees, Scott Barnhart, Conrad Ntsuape, Bazghina-Werq Semo, Kathleen E Wirth   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The cost effectiveness of integrated care for people living with HIV including antiretroviral treatment in a primary health care centre in Bujumbura, Burundi [PDF]

, 2009
The incremental cost effectiveness of an integrated care package (i.e., medical care including antiretroviral therapy (ART) and other services such as psychological and social support) for people living with HIV/AIDS was calculated in a not-for-profit ...
Basenya, O, de Borman, N, Greindl, I, Meyer-Rath, G, Renaud, A   +4 more
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Scaling-up voluntary medical male circumcision – what have we learned?

HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care, 2014
In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the joint United Nations agency program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) recommended voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as an add-on strategy for HIV prevention. Fourteen priority countries were tasked with scaling-up VMMC services to 80% of HIV-negative men aged 15-49 years by 2016, representing a combined ...
Jaclyn Hagon, Jessica S Grignon, Robert O Nyanga, Bazghina-werq Semo, Jenny H Ledikwe, Mulamuli Mpofu   +5 more
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Influence of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Communication Strategies on Risk Perception among Secondary School Students in Kenya [PDF]

, 2016
This paper analyses the influence of communication strategies on risk perception of circumcised male secondary school students in Kenya. Male  circumcision  is  a  surgical  removal  of  the  foreskin  and  can  be  done  as  a  traditional culture  or ...
Agalo, Joyce, Oluoch, John, Wagunda, Charles O.   +2 more
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HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis initiation in community safe spaces increases PrEP access among key populations in Zambia

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 28, Issue 5, May 2025.
Linah K. Mwango, Caitlin Baumhart, Brianna Lindsay, Pawel Olowski, Henry Sakala, Chimika Phiri, Cassidy W. Claassen, Marie‐Claude C. Lavoie   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who is taking up voluntary medical male circumcision? Early evidence from Tanzania

AIDS, 2013
We examined the impacts of nationwide voluntary medical male circumcision efforts in Tanzania. Using Demographic and Health Surveys data, we found that circumcision rates increased from 37% to 47% in regions targeted by the program. Those who took up medical male circumcision were younger, more educated, wealthier, and more likely to use condoms ...
Gummerson, Elizabeth, Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Venkataramani, Atheendar   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources