ArticlePloS one2017
A prospective cohort study of safety and patient satisfaction of voluntary medical male circumcision in Botswana.
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- Systematic review: Safety of surgical male circumcision in context of HIV prevention public health programmes.Gates open research · 2022Pooled it
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- A novel circumcision technique for adult phimosis combining three techniques: a retrospective comparative study.International journal of impotence research · 2025Article
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- Implementing quality management strategies improves clinical quality as a voluntary medical male circumcision program in Namibia matures: a process analysis.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Consolidated Overview of Notifiable Adverse Events in the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program Through 2020.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2022Review
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- Sexual function after voluntary medical male circumcision for human immunodeficiency virus prevention: Results from a programmatic delivery setting in Botswana.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2020Article
- Need for improved detection of voluntary medical male circumcision adverse events in Mozambique: a mixed-methods assessment.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Timing of adverse events among voluntary medical male circumcision clients: Implications from routine service delivery in Zimbabwe.PloS one · 2018Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Randomized trials have shown that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition in men. However, the rate of complications associated with the surgical procedure varies from 0.7% to 37.4% in real-world settings. We assessed the frequency, type and severity of adverse events following VMMC among 427 adult men surgically circumcised in southeastern Botswana; 97% completed ≥1 follow-up visit within seven days post-circumcision. Thirty moderate AEs were observed in 28 men resulting in an overall AE rate of 6.7%. Patient satisfaction was high: >95% were very or somewhat satisfied with the procedure and subsequent follow-up care.
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