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Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for prevention of heterosexual transmission of HIV and risk compensation in adult males in Soweto: Findings from a programmatic setting.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundClinical trials have clearly shown a reduction in HIV acquisition through voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). However, data assessing risk compensation under programmatic conditions is limited.MethodsThis was a prospective cohort of HIV
Hillary Mukudu, Janan Dietrich, Kennedy Otwombe, Mmatsie Manentsa, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Maetal Haas-Kogan, Benn Sartorius, Neil Martinson   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors contributing to the low uptake of medical male circumcision in Mutare Rural District, Zimbabwe

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2016
Background: Medical male circumcision (MMC) has become a significant dimension of HIV prevention interventions, after the results of three randomised controlled trials in Uganda, South Africa and Kenya demonstrated that circumcision has a protective ...
Irene O. Chiringa, Dorah U. Ramathuba, Ntsieni S. Mashau   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the unit cost of voluntary medical male circumcision using surgical and device methods in integrated health settings in Kenya

Gates Open Research
Background Successful voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programmes need to integrate various programme elements into health service delivery to optimize resources. We estimated the unit cost for the delivery of VMMC services in integrated health
R. Omondi, U. Kioko, A. Juma, Kennedy Serrem, J. Korir, Wesley Rotich, Deborah Bitange, P. Bhattacharjee, Stephen Moses   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of cfDNA Concentration and Fragmentation in Prostate Cancer

The Prostate, Volume 86, Issue 3, Page 338-348, February 15, 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the value of circulating free DNA (cfDNA) in prostate cancer (PCa) by cfDNA assay and analysis of plasma and urinary cfDNA fragmentation to determine the usefulness of this parameter for risk staging and tumor progression monitoring.
Marta Victoria Lorenzo‐Sánchez, José Miguel Giménez‐Bachs, María Granada Picazo‐Martínez, María José Donate‐Moreno, Carlos Martínez‐Sánchiz, María Amalia Tárraga‐Honrubia, Sonsoles Navarro‐Jiménez, Óscar Legido‐Gómez, Antonio Santiago Salinas‐Sánchez   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Responding to Brian Morris [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021
Fish, M, Shahvisi, A, Gwaambuka, T, Tangwa, GB, Ncayiyana, D, Earp, BD   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Voluntary medical male circumcision and HIV in Zambia: expectations and observations

Journal of Biosocial Science, 2019
AbstractThe study analysed the HIV/AIDS situation in Zambia six years after the onset of mass campaigns of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC). The analysis was based on data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 2001, 2007 and 2013.
Michel Garenne, Alan Matthews
openaire   +3 more sources

Efficacy of Virtual Reality vs. Tablet Games for Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Bone Pins Removal: Randomised Clinical Trial

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 2, Page 1791-1802, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims To verify the efficacy of virtual reality compared to tablet games for pain and anxiety management in children undergoing percutaneous bone pin and/or suture removal procedures. Design Randomised clinical trial using two parallel groups: (1) virtual reality or (2) tablet game.
Estelle Guingo, Mathilde Hupin Debeurme, Raissa Passos dos Santos, Sofia Addab, Pierre Rainville, Stéphane Bouchard, Khadidja Chougui, Argerie Tsimicalis, Marie‐Lyne Nault, Thierry Ducruet, Omar Ledjiar, Melanie Noel, Kate St‐Arneault, Casey Cotes‐Turpin, Nicole Hung, Pascale Ouimet, Stefan Parent, Julien Gardner, Mitchell Bernstein, Sylvie Le May   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Male circumcision for HIV prevention in high HIV prevalence settings: what can mathematical modelling contribute to informed decision making? [PDF]

, 2009
Experts from UNAIDS, WHO, and the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling report their review of mathematical models estimating the impact of male circumcision on HIV incidence in high HIV prevalence ...
UNAIDS/WHO/SACEMA Expert Group on Modelling the Impact and Cost of Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention
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Lessons from voluntary medical male circumcision

, 2020
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openaire   +2 more sources

Voluntary medical male circumcision uptake through soccer in Zimbabwe [PDF]

, 2016
De-identified Stata dataset and do-file used to publish the report to 3ie on the project, "Voluntary medical male circumcision uptake through soccer in Zimbabwe" (project code TW3.09). This project was funded under Thematic Window 3 on voluntary medical male circumcision.
Jeff DeCelles, Zak Kaufman, Kenneth Bhauti, Rebecca Hershow, Helen Weiss, Cynthia Chaibva, Netsai Moyo, Elise Braunschweig, Fennie Mantula, Karin Hatzold, David Ross   +10 more
openaire   +1 more source