Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention was discussed in one oral session and several poster sessions at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 22-25 February 2016. The oral presentation examined traditional male circumcision and HIV as part of a session on challenges in the HIV cascade. The posters were presented along with others on HIV testing and prevention.
Oral Abstracts Session O-15: Focus on HIV Acquisition and Challenges in the Cascade
Moderators: Beatriz Grinsztejn, Timothy H. Holtz, USA
Exploring the Effectiveness of Traditional Circumcision Practices in Preventing HIV
Michael Pickles, Anne Cori, Sian Floyd, Helen Ayles, Nulda Beyers, Peter Bock, Sarah J Fidler, Richard Hayes, Christophe Fraser, for the HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Team
Poster Session P-X3: HIV Testing and Prevention
Genital Inflammation and HIV Shedding Post-Male Circumcision in Rakai, Uganda
Eshan U. Patel, Mary K. Grabowski, Godfrey Kigozi, Ronald H. Gray, Andrew D. Redd, Allison R. Kirkpatrick, David Serwadda, Maria J. Wawer, Thomas C. Quinn, Aaron A. Tobian
Poster Session P-Y3: Modeling the (Cost) Efficiency of Testing and Prevention
Determinants of Economic Efficiency in HIV Prevention: Evidence from ORPHEA Kenya
Omar Galarraga, Richard Wamai, Sandra G. Sosa-Rubi, Mercy Mugo, David Contreras, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, Helen Nyakundi, Joseph Wang’Ombe
Global Variation in the Impact of Male Circumcision in Preventing HIV among MSM
Lilith K. Whittles, Kate M. Mitchell, Romain Silhol, Dobromir T. Dimitrov, Marie-Claude Boily