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The articles on voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for adolescents in this special supplement to the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases point to areas where programmes... read more
Researchers examined the HIV risk perceptions of black South African women, assessed the accuracy of those perceptions by determining the women’s HIV status four years later, and... read more
Interviews were conducted among the VaRemba ethnic group in Zimbabwe to determine why voluntary medical male circumcision has not been accepted in their communities. This article... read more
This article in PLoS One describes data gathered among community members and health care providers in Zambia and Zimbabwe to help the governments in these two countries determine... read more
Researchers developed an algorithm that segments men into groups based on psychographic and behavioural factors that might prevent them from being circumcised. The national... read more
This article in BMC Women’s Health describes a study in Papua New Guinea that explored women’s understanding of male circumcision and other penile modifications, leading to the... read more
This article in AIDS Care reports the findings of focus group discussions that explored barriers and facilitators to the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision in Uganda.
In South Africa, the sexual practices of circumcised and uncircumcised school-based men were documented over a 12-month period. Risk compensation was then evaluated and documented... read more
To better understand how circumcision might affect men’s sexual lives, researchers evaluated possible relationships between men’s attitudes towards their circumcision status, the... read more
This article in Culture, Health & Sexuality describes different ways that Christians in Swaziland have reacted to the global health campaign to medically circumcise men in sub... read more
In response to a plateau in demand for voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa, researchers sought to identify factors influencing demand among male school-based youth... read more
This article in Current HIV Research describes a study to determine the acceptability and feasibility of introducing voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in... read more
This article in AIDS Education and Prevention reports results of research based on data from the Rakai Community Cohort Study used to determine risk and preventive behaviors for... read more
Published in the journal PLoS One, this article reports on the frequency, type, and severity of adverse events after voluntary medical male circumcision in Botswana.
A longitudinal study of more than 3,000 Kenyan men was conducted to determine the prevalence of penile coital injuries and associations between them and covariates such as male... read more