Population-based cohort data used to assess trends in early resumption of sexual activity after voluntary medical male circumcision in Rakai, Uganda.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk of heterosexual acquisition of HIV by 50%-60%. The Uganda Ministry of Health recommends abstinence of sex for 42 days after VMMC to allow complete wound healing. However, some men resume sex early before the...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Alex Daama, Fred Nalugoda, Edward Kankaka, Asani Kasango, Betty Nantume, Grace Nalwoga Kigozi, Robert Ssekubugu, Juliana Namutundu, Absalom Ssettuba, Tom Lutalo, Joseph Kagaayi, Gertrude Nakigozi, Stella Alamo, Lisa A Mills, Geoffrey Kabuye, Ron Gray, Maria Wawer, David Serwadda, Nelson Sewankambo, Godfrey Kigozi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297240