Results 121 to 130 of about 19,870 (236)

Sustainable integration of a vertical voluntary medical male circumcision program into routine health services in Zimbabwe: A mixed methods evaluation of a participatory change intervention

medRxiv
The global health community has recognized the importance of integrating and sustaining health programs and forming equitable partnerships. Corresponding with these objectives, international aid donors are embracing the principle of localization.
A. Chung, J. Murungu, P. Chitapi, R. Chikodzore, P. Case, J. Gosling, R. Gosling, S. Xaba, G. Ncube, O. Mugurungi, P. Kunaka, S. Bertozzi, C. Feldacker   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
openaire   +5 more sources

Contextualization of Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) in an aging population in rural low‐resource settings in Africa: Experiences and strategies adopted to optimize effective adaption of cognitive tests in Kenya

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 21, Issue 8, August 2025.
Abstract Cross‐cultural adaptation of cognitive assessments is crucial for detecting Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD) in aging populations. This study documents the adaptation of the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) for a pilot study on the Longitudinal Study of Health and Aging in Kenya (LOSHAK) in rural Kilifi ...
Roselyter Monchari Riang'a, Eunice Muthoni Mwangi, Niranjani Nagarajan, Felix Agoi, Patrick N. Mwangala, Alden L. Gross, Jean Ikanga, Kenneth M. Langa, Edward Miguel, Muthoni Gichu, Joshua R. Ehrlich, Anthony K. Ngugi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj  

Perceptions of Male Circumcision among Married Couples in Rural Malawi

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2014
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is being suggested as an essential HIV prevention strategy in high-prevalence areas. These analyses reflect data collected from 360 married couples, 50% of which included a circumcised husband and the other 50 ...
Enbal Shacham PhD, Susan Godlonton PhD, Rebecca L. Thornton PhD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Behavior Change and HIV Prevention: (Re)Considerations for the 21st Century [PDF]

, 2008
Outlines the evidence base for the effectiveness of HIV-prevention programs aimed at reducing high-risk behaviors. Discusses elements of successful programs, challenges and limitations, and recommendations for expanding behavioral prevention ...

core  

Evaluation of four interventions using behavioural economics insights to increase demand for voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa through the MoyaApp: A quasi-experimental study.

medRxiv
Background While voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk of HIV transmission by 60%, circumcision coverage falls short of the UNAIDS 90% target. We investigated whether behaviourally informed message framing increased demand for VMMC.
Preethi Mistri, Silviu Tomescu, S. Bokolo, Alexandra De Nooy, Pedro T Pisa, Skye Grove, Laura Schmucker, C. Chetty-Makkan, Lawrence Long, Alison N Buttenheim, Brendan Maughan-Brown   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Financing structural interventions: going beyond HIV-only value for money assessments.

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: Structural interventions can reduce HIV vulnerability. However, HIV-specific budgeting, based on HIV-specific outcomes alone, could lead to the undervaluation of investments in such interventions and suboptimal resource allocation.
Luna, Jorge, Lutz, Brian, Remme, Michelle, Vassall, Anna, Watts, Charlotte   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Implementation and Operational Research: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial of AccuCirc Device Versus Mogen Clamp for Early Infant Male Circumcision in Zimbabwe. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Early infant male circumcision (EIMC) is a potential key HIV prevention intervention, providing it can be safely and efficiently implemented in sub-Saharan Africa.
Cowan, Frances M, Gwinji, Gerald, Hatzold, Karin, Larke, Natasha, Mangenah, Collin, Mavhu, Webster, Mufuka, Juliet, Mugurungi, Owen, Ncube, Getrude, Samkange, Christopher A, Sherman, Judith, Ticklay, Ismail, Weiss, Helen A   +12 more
core   +1 more source

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