ArticleAIDS (London, England)2017
Voluntary medical male circumcision among adolescents: a missed opportunity for HIV behavioral interventions.
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- Impact of Counseling Received by Adolescents Undergoing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision on Knowledge and Sexual Intentions.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Providers' Perceptions and Training Needs for Counseling Adolescents Undergoing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Parental Communication, Engagement, and Support During the Adolescent Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Experience.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Perceived Quality of In-Service Communication and Counseling Among Adolescents Undergoing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Age Differences in Perceptions of and Motivations for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Among Adolescents in South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Adolescent Wound-Care Self-Efficacy and Practices After Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision-A Multicountry Assessment.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Counseling Received by Adolescents Undergoing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Moving Toward Age-Equitable Comprehensive Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Measures.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Females' Peer Influence and Support for Adolescent Males Receiving Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Services.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Timing of adverse events among voluntary medical male circumcision clients: Implications from routine service delivery in Zimbabwe.PloS one · 2018Article
- Adolescents, young people, and the 90-90-90 goals: a call to improve HIV testing and linkage to treatment.AIDS (London, England) · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is one of the first opportunities for adolescent males in African countries to interact with the healthcare system. This study explored the approaches used during adolescent VMMC counseling and whether these strategies maximize broader HIV prevention opportunities.
methodsQualitative interviews were conducted with 92 VMMC clients ages 10-19 years in South Africa (n = 36), Tanzania (n = 36), and Zimbabwe (n = 20) and 33 VMMC providers across the three countries. Discussions explored HIV prevention counseling, testing, and disclosure of results. Audio recordings were transcribed, translated into English, and coded thematically by two individuals.
resultsMale adolescents in all three countries reported that limited information was provided about HIV prevention and care, and adolescents were rarely provided condoms. Although VMMC protocols require opt-out HIV testing, adolescents recounted having blood taken without knowing the purpose, not receiving results, nor completely understanding the link between VMMC and HIV. Most males interviewed assumed they had tested negative because they were subsequently circumcised without knowing test results. Providers reported spending little time talking about HIV prevention, including condom use. They admitted that younger adolescent clients often receive little information if assumed they are not sexually active or too young to understand and instead discussed nonsexually transmitted routes of HIV.
conclusionIn the sites of the three countries studied, HIV prevention and care messages were inconsistent and sometimes totally absent from VMMC counseling sessions. VMMC appears to be a missed opportunity to engage in further HIV prevention and care with adolescents.
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