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ArticleJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2016

Delivering PrePex Medical Male Circumcision Services Through a Mobile Clinic: The Experience From a Pilot Project in North West Province, South Africa.

Tendesayi Kufa, Candice Chetty-Makkan, Mpho Maraisane, Salome Charalambous, Violet Chihota, Carlos Toledo

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Article in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. VMMC Devices-Introducing a New Innovation to a Public Health Intervention.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tendesayi Kufa*The Department of Epidemiological Research, The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa; †The School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; and ‡The Division of Global HIV/AIDS, The Centres for Disease Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA.
Candice Chetty-Makkan
Mpho Maraisane
Salome Charalambous
Violet Chihota
Carlos Toledo
Aurum Institute · ZA

Funding

PEPFAR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe the implementation of a pilot project to demonstrate the safety and feasibility of providing PrePex circumcision from a mobile clinic. We analyzed available project diary entries and staff meeting minutes to identify challenges encountered. The main challenges identified were (1) daily time constraints because of setting up procedures, (2) transportation logistics for clients when the mobile clinic had moved to a different location, (3) integration and coordination of staff responsibilities, and (4) recruitment for PrePex services in the mobile clinic. The provision of PrePex device circumcision through a mobile clinic was feasible but careful planning and review of operational procedures were needed to resolve the implementation challenges.

Indexed as

Mobile Health UnitsCircumcision, MaleFeasibility StudiesHumansMalePilot ProjectsSouth Africa

Identifiers

PMID27331594
PMCPMC4936418
OpenAlexW2470142898

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