Perceptions of voluntary medical male circumcision among circumcising and non-circumcising communities in Malawi [PDF]
Global Public Health, 2015 Three randomised controlled trials in Africa indicated that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is an effective method to reduce a man’s risk of becoming infected through sex with an HIV-positive female partner. The success of recent public health initiatives to increase numbers of circumcised men in Malawi has been very limited. We conducted in-
Stuart, Rennie +4 more
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Knowledge about male circumcision and perception of risk for HIV among youth in Harare, Zimbabwe
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2019 Background: Male circumcision will require high uptake among previously non-circumcising countries to realise the impact of circumcising in preventing HIV.
Kudzaishe Mangombe +1 more
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Sustaining Gains Made in Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision [PDF]
Global Health: Science and Practice, 2016 Introducing early infant male circumcision (EIMC) can sustain voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs. This Global Health: Science and Practice supplement presents lessons learned, research findings on demand creation, and cost comparisons of various models of EIMC introduction.
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SAGE Open Medicine, 2019 Background: With the rapidly-increased HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men worldwide, the effectiveness of voluntary medical male circumcision as the tool of HIV prevention still remains undetermined.
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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 ...
Kaufman, Michelle R. +15 more
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eLife, 2017 Public health programs are starting to recognize the need to move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach in demand generation, and instead tailor interventions to the heterogeneity underlying human decision making.
Sema K Sgaier +11 more
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The Perceptions on Male Circumcision as a Preventive Measure Against HIV Infection and Considerations in Scaling up of the Services: A Qualitative Study Among Police Officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2012 \ud In recent randomized controlled trials, male circumcision has been proven to complement the available biomedical interventions in decreasing HIV transmission from infected women to uninfected men.
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Is traditional male circumcision effective as an HIV prevention strategy? Evidence from Lesotho.
PLoS ONE, 2017 In many developing countries, male circumcision has been promoted as an effective HIV prevention strategy, and medical randomized controlled trials have indeed shown a causal link.
Elisa M Maffioli
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Christians’ Cut: Popular Religion and the Global Health Campaign for Medical Male Circumcision in Swaziland [PDF]
, 2017 Swaziland faces one of the worst HIV epidemics in the world and is a site for the current global health campaign in sub-Saharan Africa to medically circumcise the majority of the male population.
Golomski, Casey, Nyawo, Sonene
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PrEP as a feature in the optimal landscape of combination HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: The new WHO guidelines recommend offering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to people who are at substantial risk of HIV infection. However, where PrEP should be prioritised, and for which population groups, remains an open question.
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