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Adverse Events after Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Swaziland [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The Luke Commission (TLC) provides comprehensive mobile healthcare in rural Swaziland, a country with a 26% prevalence of HIV. Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has been shown to reduce the rate of HIV transmission by 60%.
VanderWal, Echo, Harry, VanderWal, Markert, Ronald J., Dennis, David J., Siska, Robert C., Schneider, Michael A., Bales, Alison M., McCarthy, Mary C.   +7 more
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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
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Is Sex Like Driving? Risk Compensation Associated with Male Circumcision in Kisumu, Kenya [PDF]

Mass adult male circumcision campaigns for HIV prevention are underway across much of Sub-Saharan Africa. However, concern remains about risk compensation associated with the reduction in the probability of HIV transmission per risky act.
Nicholas Wilson, Wentao Xiong, Christine Mattson   +2 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
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The potential impact of male circumcision on HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

, 2006
\ud A randomized controlled trial (RCT) has shown that male circumcision (MC) reduces sexual transmission of HIV from women to men by 60% (32%-76%; 95% CI) offering an intervention of proven efficacy for reducing the sexual spread of HIV.
Getz, Wayne M., Auvert, Bertran, Brian G Williams, Catherine Hankins, Bertran Auvert, Lloyd-Smith, James, O., Hankins Catherine, Hargrove John, Lloyd-Smith, James O, Lloyd-Smith, James,, Wayne M Getz, Getz, Wayne, M., Isabelle de Zoysa, Christopher Dye, Lloyd-Smith, James O., Auvert Bertran, de Zoysa, Isabelle, John Hargrove, Williams, Brian,, Williams, Brian G., Getz, Wayne M, James O Lloyd-Smith, Eleanor Gouws, Dye, Christopher, Williams, Brian, G., Dye Christopher, James O. Lloyd-smith, Williams Brian G, Williams, Brian G, Hankins, Catherine, Brian G. Williams, Lloyd-Smith James O, Gouws Eleanor, de Zoysa Isabelle, Hargrove, John, Getz, Wayne,, Gouws, Eleanor, Getz Wayne M   +37 more
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The impact of a pro-male circumcision (MC) approach towards an HIV/AIDS prevention strategy in Botswana [PDF]

, 2009
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-103).This paper investigates how the emergence of male circumcision (MC) as part of a broader HIV prevention strategy will impact on Botswana's HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Mbayi, Letsema
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Using advertisements to create demand for voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa

De-identified Excel dataset and do-file used to publish the report to 3ie on the project, "Using advertisements to create demand for voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa" (project code TW3.17). This project was funded under Thematic Window
Friedman, Willa, Wilson, Nicholas, Frade, Sasha, Rech, Dino   +3 more
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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
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Factors influencing voluntary medical male circumcision among men aged 18-50 years in Kibera Division [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) is the surgical removal of all or part of the foreskin from the penis. It is done for medical reasons as it has been shown to reduce the risk of female to male transmission of HIV by up to 60%.
Mbugua, GG, Muthami, L, Gikunju, JK, Nyaga, EM   +3 more
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Male circumcision [PDF]

This fact sheet summarizes information in four areas of male circumcision: 1) male circumcision and risk for HIV transmission; 2) male circumcision and other health conditions; 3) risks associated with male circumcision; and 4) status of HIV infection ...

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