Formative Research to Inform the Rollout of Medical Male Circumcision in Communities where Traditional Male Circumcision is Practiced in Uganda

Formative Research to Inform the Rollout of MC

Given the potential impact on cultural practices that VMMC could have in traditionally circumcising communities, it is important to understand the traditional practice of traditional male circumcision so that VMMC services can be scaled up in the most culturally appropriate way possible. As a first step forward, FHI undertook formative research to explore TMC populations and informed the development of a subsequent protocol for this study.

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Type: Document
Year of publication: 2010
Resource topic: Traditional circumcision
Resource type: Research synthesis
Country: Uganda
Organization: FHI, USAID