Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention will be featured in 11 posters at the virtual 11th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021) from 18 to 21 July 2021.
A late-breaker about how COVID-19-related disruptions in VMMC services have affected HIV incidence in Zimbabwe is one of several VMMC posters addressing the impact of and response to the novel coronavirus. Others will examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on PEFAR-supported VMMC services, its impact on service quality and HIV transmission in South Africa, and the service adaptations made to maintain VMMC services in Ethiopia’s Gambella region.
Additional posters will present data on HIV risk compensation and VMMC, improving the safety of services, and generating demand for VMMC.
VMMC services offer opportunities to engage men in health care and help fill gaps in HIV prevention for men and adolescent boys. The International AIDS Society is sponsoring a satellite session, “Men and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: Men as healthcare providers, peers in service delivery and patients,” on Monday, 19 July, from 17:00 to 18:00 CEST.
The following e-posters will be available on the conference website from 17 July 2021 at noon CEST:
Poster Session P01-C25 – Male Circumcision
Presenter: Megan Peck, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Presenter: Tawanda Nyengerai, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Presenter: Jacqueline Pienaar, Centre for HIV-AIDS Prevention Studies, South Africa
PEC284 – Demand creation and voluntary medical male circumcision during COVID-19 pandemic
Presenter: Menzi Ginindza, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Eswatini
Presenter: Yanxiao Gao, Sun Yat-sen University, China
PEC286 – PEC Experience with ShangRing circumcision in Malawi voluntary medical male circumcision program
Presenter: Nandi Owuor, Population Services International, Malawi
Poster Session PE01-C35 – HIV Prevention Adaptations during COVID-19
Presenter: Teruwork GULTIE, ICAP, Ethiopia
Presenter: Newton Chagoma, Clinton Health Access Initiative, USA
Poster Session PE01-C46 – Use of the Internet, Social Media, Mobile Phones and Other E-devices for Prevention
Presenter: Yanxiao Gao, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Presenter: Jenkins Tanga Obbo, MakSPH METS Program, Uganda
Presenter: Keith Baleeta, University Research Co., LLC, USAID RHITES EC Project, Uganda