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The Clearinghouse’s Resource Library contains hundreds of resources on voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention. You may search the entire site, including these resources, by adding key words in the Search box located in the upper right corner of the website. The Resource Library enables you to browse resources by topic and filter them by different categories. Choose a topic from the menu on the right side of the page to generate a list of resources by topic, then use the filters to narrow the results. (Click on the “+” icon next to the topic name to expand the nested topics.) You may also filter the entire list of resources in the library by document type, country, language, and year of publication.
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The January 2022 issue of the Clearinghouse’s quarterly research digest provides... read more
Preview Four years of consistent consultation led to a partnership between the VaRemba community and ZAZIC, a consortium of health projects and hospitals, and to the training and... read more
Researchers conducted a study at Ingquza Hill Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province to explore factors influencing the integration of traditional male circumcision and... read more
A study published in the African Journal of AIDS Research explored constructions of sexuality among young people of Venda in Limpopo, South Africa, and cultural practices relevant... read more
This article in Global Health: Science and Practice describes a project in which standardised voluntary male circumcision was provided during traditional initiation camps. A local... read more
This article in the Journal of Health Psychology describes the results of interviews with 15 South Africans seeking HIV testing. The interviews were conducted in part to... read more
Khanyisa Dunjwa is a community leader in sexual health and rights in South Africa, where she is a member... read more
The purpose of this creative brief was to develop three creative concepts for a campaign to promote safe sex practices during the traditional circumcision ceremonies in Bugisu,... read more
This report summarises the findings, conclusions, and recommendation from formative research conducted in Uganda by FHI 360 and THETA to inform the development of policies... read more
Given the potential impact on cultural practices that VMMC could have in traditionally circumcising communities, it is important to understand the traditional practice of... read more
The purpose of the country update meeting, "Scaling up male circumcision programmes in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region," was to share lessons, explore opportunities, and... read more
The aim of this report is to review global practices of male circumcision among neonates and children, including prevalence, age at circumcision, type and training of... read more
This report on an assessment of the available literature on traditional male circumcision in eastern and southern Africa includes results and recommendations for initiating... read more
A study conducted in three districts of Tanzania explored the challenges and opportunities for involving traditional practitioners in scaling up safe male circumcision for... read more
The aim of this review is to assess the available literature on traditional male circumcision among adolescents, defined as male circumcision for cultural (non-religious... read more