ArticleGlobal public health2015
Perceptions of voluntary medical male circumcision among circumcising and non-circumcising communities in Malawi.
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- Pooled it
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions Towards Male Circumcision Among Men Aged 20-40 Years in Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
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- Exploring culturally-preferred communication approaches for increased uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services in rural Malawi.BMC public health · 2023Article
- "Our [Yao people's] circumcision is of the 'brain' not of the 'penis'": factors behind the resistance to voluntary medical male circumcision among Yao people of Mangochi in Southern Malawi.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2022Article
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- Healthcare providers' perceptions and understanding of voluntary medical male circumcision in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A qualitative study.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2021Article
- The role of community leaders on adolescent's HIV and sexual reproductive health and rights in Mulanje, Malawi.Reproductive health · 2020Article
- A rare presentation of penile keloids after traditional circumcision: Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2019Article
- A model to promote the uptake of male circumcision as an HIV-preventive measure in high HIV and low male circumcision prevalence settings.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2019Article
- Male circumcision for HIV prevention: Awareness, risk compensation, and risk perceptions among South African women.Global public health · 2018Article
- Circumcision and its effects in Africa.Translational andrology and urology · 2017Review
- "I Feel Like More of a Man": A Mixed Methods Study of Masculinity, Sexual Performance, and Circumcision for HIV Prevention.Journal of sex research · 2017Article
- Prevention literacy: community-based advocacy for access and ownership of the HIV prevention toolkit.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2016Review
- Zulu Men's Conceptions, Understanding, and Experiences of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.American journal of men's healthArticle
- Impact of a biomedical research project on the human capital development of emerging researchers.South African journal of scienceArticle
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Abstract
Three randomised controlled trials in Africa indicated that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is an effective method to reduce a man's risk of becoming infected through sex with an HIV-positive female partner. The success of recent public health initiatives to increase numbers of circumcised men in Malawi has been very limited. We conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) with men, women and male adolescents from non-circumcising and circumcising communities in southern Malawi to better understand their beliefs about male circumcision and the promotion of VMMC for HIV prevention. Results revealed that beliefs about male circumcision, in general, are strongly mediated by Malawian culture and history. Participants have attempted to develop a new meaning for circumcision in light of the threat of HIV infection and the publicised risk reduction benefits of VMMC. Several study participants found it difficult to distinguish VMMC from traditional circumcision practices (jando and lupanda), despite awareness that the new form of circumcision was an expression of (western) modern medicine performed largely for public health purposes. Greater recognition of background cultural beliefs and practices could inform future efforts to promote medical male circumcision as an HIV prevention strategy in this context.
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