Mapping male circumcision for HIV prevention efforts in sub-Saharan Africa

Mapping male circumcision for HIV prevention efforts in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Background HIV remains the largest cause of disease burden among men and women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa. Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk of female-to-male transmission of HIV by 50–60%. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Joint United Nations...

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Main Authors: Michael A. Cork, Kate F. Wilson, Samantha Perkins, Michael L. Collison, Aniruddha Deshpande, Jeffrey W. Eaton, Lucas Earl, Emily Haeuser, Jessica E. Justman, Damaris K. Kinyoki, Benjamin K. Mayala, Jonathan F. Mosser, Christopher J. L. Murray, John N. Nkengasong, Peter Piot, Benn Sartorius, Lauren E. Schaeffer, Audrey L. Serfes, Amber Sligar, Krista M. Steuben, Frank C. Tanser, John D. VanderHeide, Mingyou Yang, Njeri Wabiri, Simon I. Hay, Laura Dwyer-Lindgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Male circumcision
Medical male circumcision
Voluntary medical male circumcision
HIV
HIV prevention
Intervention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01635-5

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