ArticleJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2014
Status of voluntary medical male circumcision in Kenya: findings from 2 nationally representative surveys in Kenya, 2007 and 2012.
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- Estimates of the prevalence of male circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa from 2010-2023-A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Association between medical male circumcision and HIV risk compensation among heterosexual men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Global health · 2021Pooled it
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- The Effects of Providing Fixed Compensation and Lottery-Based Rewards on Uptake of Medical Male Circumcision in Kenya: A Randomized Trial.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2016Trial
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- Shifting reasons for older men remaining uncircumcised: Findings from a pre- and post-demand creation intervention among men aged 25-39 years in western Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- HIV prevalence, spatial distribution and risk factors for HIV infection in the Kenyan fishing communities of Lake Victoria.PloS one · 2019Article
- Sexual behaviours, awareness and perceptions towards voluntary medical male circumcision among students in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, South Africa.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2019Article
- Predictors of male circumcision incidence in a traditionally non-circumcising South African population-based cohort.PloS one · 2018Article
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- HIV prevention costs and their predictors: evidence from the ORPHEA Project in Kenya.Health policy and planning · 2017Article
- Geographic coverage of male circumcision in western Kenya.Medicine · 2017Article
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- Community perceptions of childbearing and use of safer conception strategies among HIV-discordant couples in Kisumu, Kenya.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2015Article
- Building our youth for the future.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 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
- Kenya AIDS Indicator Surveys 2007 and 2012: implications for public health policies for HIV prevention and treatment.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2014Review
- Prevalence and incidence of HIV infection, trends, and risk factors among persons aged 15-64 years in Kenya: results from a nationally representative study.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Kenyan Ministry of Health initiated a voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program in 2008. We used data from 2 nationally representative surveys to estimate trends in the number, demographic characteristics, and sexual behaviors of recently circumcised and uncircumcised HIV-uninfected men in Kenya.
methodsWe compared the proportion of circumcised men between the first and second Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey (KAIS 2007 and KAIS 2012) to assess the progress of Kenya's VMMC program. We calculated the number of uncircumcised HIV-uninfected men. We conducted descriptive analyses and used multivariable methods to identify the variables independently associated with HIV-uninfected uncircumcised men aged 15-64 years in the VMMC priority region of Nyanza.
resultsThe proportion of men who reported being circumcised increased significantly from 85.0% in 2007 to 91.2% in 2012. The proportions of circumcised men increased in all regions, with the highest increases of 18.1 and 9.0 percentage points in the VMMC priority regions of Nyanza and Nairobi, respectively. Half (52.5%) of HIV-uninfected and uncircumcised men had never been married, and 84.6% were not using condoms at all times with their last sexual partner.
conclusionsVMMC prevalence has increased across Kenya demonstrating the success of the national program. Despite this accomplishment, the Nyanza region remains below the target to circumcise 80% of all eligible men aged 15-49 years between 2009 and 2013. As new cohorts of young men enter into adolescence, consistent focus is needed. To ensure sustainability of the VMMC program, financial resources and coordinated planning must continue.
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