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Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision and Incident HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China (The CoM Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]

JMIR Res Protoc, 2023
Background Systematic reviews and meta-analyses based on observational studies have shown voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) may reduce HIV risk among men who have sex with men (MSM).
Gao Y, Zheng W, Sun Y, Yang L, Guo Z, Li Y, Lin YF, Lu Z, Yuan T, Zhan Y, Qian HZ, Su B, Zhu Z, Duan J, Wang G, Cui X, Ouyang L, Sheng G, Zhou Y, Long A, Yao Y, Fitzpatrick T, Yu M, Wu G, Zou H.   +24 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Application of Narrative and AI-Assisted Follow-Up After Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Multicenter, Double-Blind, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial.

J Med Internet Res
Background Postoperative anxiety following voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) poses a significant health challenge, with limited telemedicine access and inadequate communication compromising recovery and adherence.
Wang L, Peng Y, Zhang G, Huang Y, Yang G, Jiang Y, Xu Q, Yu J, Jin J, Qiao H, Wu Q, Wei Z, Tang W, Liu J.   +13 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

'I understood the texting process well'. Participant perspectives on usability and acceptability of SMS-based telehealth follow-up after voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa. [PDF]

Digit Health, 2023
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (MC) is a biomedical HIV prevention method that requires post-operative follow-up for healing confirmation.
Pienaar J, Day S, Setswe G, Wasunna B, Ncube V, Ndebele F, Oni F, Waweru E, Khumalo C, Tweya H, Sherr K, Su Y, Feldacker C.   +12 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Key challenges to voluntary medical male circumcision uptake in traditionally circumcising settings of Machinga district in Malawi [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is becoming more popular as an important HIV prevention strategy. Malawi, with a high HIV and AIDS prevalence rate of 8.8% and a low male circumcision prevalence rate of 28% in 2016, is one of the ...
Rodney Masese, Gertrude Mwalabu, Pammla Petrucka, Patrick Mapulanga   +3 more
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Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention: New Mathematical Models for Strategic Demand Creation Prioritizing Subpopulations by Age and Geography. [PDF]

, 2016
Over 11 million voluntary medical male circumcisions (VMMC) have been performed of the projected 20.3 million needed to reach 80% adult male circumcision prevalence in priority sub-Saharan African countries.
Hankins, Catherine, Njeuhmeli, Emmanuel, Warren, Mitchell   +2 more
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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

Age targeting and scale-up of voluntary medical male circumcision in Mozambique.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundThe voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program in Mozambique aimed to increase male circumcision (MC) coverage to 80 percent among males ages 10 to 49 by 2018.
Juan Dent, Nuno Gaspar, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli, Katharine Kripke   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Finding the balance between rigour and relevance: implementing adaptations to the implementation of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a two-way texting intervention for voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objectives To document adaptations that were made to the implementation of the two-way texting (2wT) randomised controlled trial (RCT) for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in South Africa and to provide a nuanced discussion on the differences ...
Setswe G, Day S, Ndebele F, Pienaar J, Ncube V, Feldacker C.   +5 more
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

"Endless opportunities": A qualitative exploration of facilitators and barriers to scale-up of two-way texting follow-up after voluntary medical male circumcision in Zimbabwe. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
In Zimbabwe, the ZAZIC consortium employs two-way, text-based (2wT) follow-up to strengthen post-operative care for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). 2wT scaled nationally with evidence of client support and strengthened follow-up. However, 2wT
Elkins C, Kokera S, Vumbugwa P, Gavhera J, West KM, Wilson K, Makunike-Chikwinya B, Masimba L, Holec M, Barnhart S, Matinu S, Wassuna B, Feldacker C.   +12 more
europepmc   +2 more sources