VMMC at IAS 2019

Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention was featured in two oral abstract presentations and seven posters at the 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) in Mexico City, Mexico, from 21 to 24 July 2019.

A late-breaker presentation on Monday, 22 July, reported on efforts to improve uptake of VMMC in traditional initiation settings. Data from a study in Tanzania, presented during a Tuesday, 23 July session entitled “Prevention is more than PrEP,” addressed how offering infant male circumcision affected mother’s attendance at postnatal care visits in Tanzania.

Posters examined community-led demand creation for VMMC, attitudes towards VMMC, and modeling studies on prioritising younger men for VMMC services and the potential impact of VMMC on cervical cancer.

Oral Abstract Sessions

MOAD0405LB – Improving uptake for VMMC in traditional initiation settings

Presenter: Kevin Bellis, Pretoria, South Africa

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In: Session MOAD04 – Big, Bold and Effective: Multi-Level Strategies That Work

Session Summary, Slides, and Video

 

TUAD0203 ‒ Does early infant male circumcision increase mothers' attendance for postnatal care services? Findings from Iringa and Njombe Regions, Tanzania

Presenter: Michael Machaku, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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In: Session TUAD02 ‒ Prevention is More Than PrEP

Session Summary, Slides, and Video

 

Poster Presentations

MOPED551 ‒ Community-led demand creation approaches to improve uptake of safe voluntary medical male circumcision in Eastern Uganda

Presenter: Godfrey Nathan Muzaaya, Kampala, Uganda

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MOPED561 ‒ Female volunteer community advocates perform at a comparable level with their male counterparts supporting voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services at routine facilities in Tanzania

Presenter: Cestina George, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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TUPEC382 ‒ Reasons for exclusion from voluntary medical male circumcision: Project IQ Malawi experience 

Presenter: Chimwemwe Kana, Lilongwe, Malawi

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TUPEC383 ‒ Maximizing voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in Lilongwe, Malawi, by targeting men in priority age group (15–29 years)

Presenter: Wezi Msungama, Lilongwe, Malawi

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TUPEC384 ‒ Modeling the impact of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) on cervical cancer in Uganda

Presenter: Melissa Habel, Atlanta, United States

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WEPED857 ‒ Traditional beliefs on gender roles and HIV risk behaviour among adult men interested in voluntary medical male circumcision, South Africa

Presenter: Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan, Johannesburg, South Africa

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WEPED858 ‒ Acceptability of voluntary medical male circumcision in Zambia: Using population-level data to inform demand-creation strategies

Presenter: Maria A. Carrasco, Washington, United States

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