ReviewJournal of the International AIDS Society2011
Male circumcision for HIV prevention: current evidence and implementation in sub-Saharan Africa.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Critical evaluation of arguments opposing male circumcision: A systematic review.Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Men undergoing medical circumcision at a community health centre: Knowledge and attitudes.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025Article
- Missed opportunity: low uptake of VMMC among men attending the OPD of a public health facility offering free VMMC services in Uganda.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Spurious early ecological association suggesting BCG vaccination effectiveness for COVID-19.PloS one · 2022Article
- HIV knowledge, attitudes and practices amongst patients with severe mental illnesses and chronic medical illnesses in Durban, South Africa.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2021Article
- Mapping male circumcision for HIV prevention efforts in sub-Saharan Africa.BMC medicine · 2020Article
- Healthcare workers' perceptions and experiences of implementing voluntary medical male circumcision in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2020Article
- Evaluation of Male Circumcision: Retrospective Analysis of One Hundred and Ninety-eight Patients.Cureus · 2019Article
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- Guidelines to support HIV-affected individuals and couples to achieve pregnancy safely: Update 2018.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2018Article
- CDC's Male Circumcision Recommendations Represent a Key Public Health Measure.Global health, science and practice · 2017Article
- Recent Insights into the HIV/AIDS Pandemic.Microbial cell (Graz, Austria) · 2016Review
- Long-Term Investment for Infants: Keys to a Successful Early Infant Male Circumcision Program for HIV Prevention and Overall Child Health.Global health, science and practice · 2016Article
- A Review of HIV and Surgery in Africa.The open AIDS journal · 2016Article
- Strong Country Level Correlation between Syphilis and HSV-2 Prevalence.Journal of sexually transmitted diseases · 2016Article
- Teachers' patterns of implementation of an evidence-based intervention and their impact on student outcomes: results from a nationwide dissemination over 24-months follow-up.AIDS and behavior · 2015Article
- Understanding the socio-economic and sexual behavioural correlates of male circumcision across eleven voluntary medical male circumcision priority countries in southeastern Africa.BMC public health · 2015Article
- New prospects for a preventive HIV-1 vaccine.Journal of virus eradication · 2015Article
- Male circumcision for protection against HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: the evidence in favour justifies the implementation now in progress.Global public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
Heterosexual exposure accounts for most HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, and this mode, as a proportion of new infections, is escalating globally. The scientific evidence accumulated over more than 20 years shows that among the strategies advocated during this period for HIV prevention, male circumcision is one of, if not, the most efficacious epidemiologically, as well as cost-wise. Despite this, and recommendation of the procedure by global policy makers, national implementation has been slow. Additionally, some are not convinced of the protective effect of male circumcision and there are also reports, unsupported by evidence, that non-sex-related drivers play a major role in HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we provide a critical evaluation of the state of the current evidence for male circumcision in reducing HIV infection in light of established transmission drivers, provide an update on programmes now in place in this region, and explain why policies based on established scientific evidence should be prioritized. We conclude that the evidence supports the need to accelerate the implementation of medical male circumcision programmes for HIV prevention in generalized heterosexual epidemics, as well as in countering the growing heterosexual transmission in countries where HIV prevalence is presently low.
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