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Factors that influence uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision services at Nakivale HC III. A cross-sectional study.

SJ Insights
Background The global male circumcision prevalence is estimated at 37–39 % of men globally are circumcised, of which close to half of the circumcisions are for religious and cultural reasons.
Felix Muhumuza   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors influencing uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men in Rorya district, Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research
Introduction: Almost two decades ago, the WHO and UNAIDS declared male circumcision as one of the methods for the prevention of new HIV infections in high-burden countries.
M. Wambura, H. Saronga
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice around the ShangRing Method of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Preventing of HIV among Community Members in Homabay County, Kenya

European Modern Studies Journal
Background: Safe medical male circumcision (SMC) is associated with a 60% reduction in heterosexual HIV transmission. Two SMC methods are commonly used: the conventional dorsal slit and the ShangRing method.
Jacob Ochieng Yahuma   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors behind resistance to voluntary medical male circumcision among the Chewas of Dowa in Central Malawi

Advances in Sciences and Arts
Background: Globally, the estimated prevalence rate of male circumcision is around 38.7% with half of the circumcisions conducted for religious and cultural reasons. In Malawi, research shows that only 28.0% of the men aged 15–49 are circumcised.
Kent Yelemia G. Mphepo   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision services among young adults in rural Tanzania: a cross-sectional study of willingness

AIDS Care
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its member states, particularly in Eastern and Southern Africa, have implemented various strategies to increase male circumcision coverage.
Robert Rugonzibwa Rweyemamu   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Service Provision by Female Nurses: Assessing Locals’ Perceptions and Attitudes in Homa Bay County

International journal of research and innovation in social science
Introduction: The Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) pandemic is among the critical public health challenges facing the world especially the African continent today, and success in this setting remains critical in stemming this global epidemic.
F. Mumba, Chrispin O Ngwawe
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Use of peer-education as an interpersonal communication channel in the voluntary medical male circumcision campaign to prevent HIV infections

African Social Science and Humanities Journal
Behaviour change communication experts recognise peer-education as an important propeller of health communication owing to its ability to engender compliance through characteristic sharing.
Osir Otteng
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Services and Related Psychosocial Factors Among Men in Kenya

International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has been popularized over the years as a public health intervention geared toward reducing HIV infection. Turkana County, inhabited mainly by traditionally uncircumcised communities with a high prevalence of ...
Ekidor Ateyo Lokorio   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Safety Profile and Acceptability of a Disposable Male Circumcision Device in Kenyan Men Undergoing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision

Journal of Urology, 2011
We established the safety and effectiveness as well as the acceptability of the Alisklamp® device for male circumcision among Kenyan men.To qualify for this hospital based, prospective, interventional cohort study one needed to be an uncircumcised adult male who was HIV negative with no comorbid factors or genitourinary anomalies precluding ...
Musau Pius.   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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