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ArticleMMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report2023

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcisions for HIV Prevention - 13 Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2017-2021.

Megan E Peck, Katherine S Ong, Todd Lucas, Pauline Harvey, Phenyo Lekone, Mpho Letebele, Vasavi T Thomas, Vusi Maziya, Mandzisi Mkhontfo, Teruwork Gultie and 34 more

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Article in MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. A comparative analysis of voluntary medical male circumcision before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gauteng province, South Africa.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025
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  4. Men undergoing medical circumcision at a community health centre: Knowledge and attitudes.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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44 authors.

Megan E Peck
Katherine S Ong
Todd Lucas
Pauline Harvey
Phenyo Lekone
Mpho Letebele
Vasavi T Thomas
Vusi Maziya
Mandzisi Mkhontfo
Teruwork Gultie
Dejene Mulatu
Mesfin Shimelis
Tiruneh Zegeye
Ambrose W Juma
Elijah Odoyo-June
Paul K Musingila
John Njenga
Andrew Auld
Martin Kapito
Alice Maida
Wezi Msungama
Marcos Canda
Jotamo Come
Inacio Malimane
Mekondjo Aupokolo
Brigitte Zemburuka
Ida Kankindi
Samuel Malamba
Eric Remera
Emmanuel Tubane
Richard Machava
Nandi Maphothi
Peter Vranken
Mbaraka Amuri
Kokuhumbya J Kazaura
Daimon Simbeye
Stella Alamo
Geoffrey Kabuye
Omega Chituwo
Royd Kamboyi
Joseph Masiye
John Mandisarisa
Sinokuthemba Xaba
Carlos Toledo

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2007, voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) was endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS after it was found to be associated with approximately a 60% reduction in the risk for female-to-male transmission of HIV (1). As a result of this endorsement, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), through partnerships with U.S. government agencies, including CDC, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, started supporting VMMCs performed in prioritized countries in southern and eastern Africa. During 2010-2016, CDC supported 5,880,372 VMMCs in 12 countries (2,3). During 2017-2021, CDC supported 8,497,297 VMMCs performed in 13 countries. In 2020, the number of VMMCs performed declined 31.8% compared with the number in 2019, primarily because of COVID-19-related disruptions to VMMC service delivery. PEPFAR 2017-2021 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting data were used to provide an update and describe CDC's contribution to the scale-up of the VMMC program, which is important to meeting the 2025 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) target of 90% of males aged 15-59 years having access to VMMC services in prioritized countries to help end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 (4).

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Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeCircumcision, MaleCOVID-19HIV-1HIV InfectionsAfrica, EasternAfrica, SouthernFemaleHumansMaleVoluntary Programs

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PMID36893046
PMCPMC10010757

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