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This multi-site, nonrandomised prospective cohort study for men ages 18 to 45 in South Africa, published in PLoS One, examined the use of analgesia for removal of the PrePex... read more
More than 700 babies in Kenya were enrolled and circumcised in this study—the largest evaluation to date of the AccuCirc device—published in PLoS One.
A randomised controlled trial was conducted to compare the safety and clinical effects of a novel penile circumcision suturing device versus the ShangRing device for circumcision... read more
Preview This article in the Journal of the International AIDS Society describes findings from a pilot study in Kenya that evaluated the safety and acceptability of the ShangRing... read more
Renee Ridzon of the Office of the US Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy reports on the use of devices in voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programmes and... read more
The World Health Organization’s new 2016–2021 strategic framework on voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) targets 90% of males aged 10–29 years to receive circumcision by... read more
In March 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened its Technical Working Group on Innovations in Male Circumcision (TAG) to review reports from voluntary medical male... read more
Comparative Cost Analysis of Surgical and PrePex Device Male Circumcision in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
This article reports on cost analyses conducted to determine the per-unit costs of male circumcision in a PrePex/surgery comparison study in Zimbabwe and a pilot implementation... read more
Researchers evaluated the cost drivers and the overall unit cost of VMMC for a variety of service delivery models providing either surgical voluntary medical male circumcision (... read more
Data from population-based surveys measuring willingness to become circumcised in Zambia and Zimbabwe were used to estimate incremental demand for voluntary medical male... read more
Trained nurses and researchers conducted a cross-sectional study at three medical male circumcision (MMC) clinics in South Africa over 12 months to assess attitudes toward PrePex... read more
Researchers analysed data from a PrePex device pilot implementation study involving 802 men at two clinics in Botswana to assess experiences and perceptions of pain upon device... read more
Describing the implementation of a pilot project to demonstrate the safety and feasibility of providing PrePex circumcision through a mobile clinic in South Africa’s North West... read more
This article presents the results of active follow-up of the first 1,000 men who received PrePex male circumcision through routine service delivery in Zimbabwe. It was published... read more
Researchers assessed the acceptability of PrePex male circumcision among 504 men who were circumcised with the device at a clinic in Maputo, Mozambique. Their findings were... read more