Deficits and opportunities, pivots and shifts for scaling-up voluntary medical male circumcision in Uganda: a qualitative reflexive thematic analysis study

Abstract Despite voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) being a cost-effective intervention for preventing HIV transmission, its scale-up has faced challenges. Several interventions to address these challenges in priority countries, including Uganda, have not yielded the desired results. This cr...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	John Bekiita Byabagambi, Bruce Hollingsworth, Mark Limmer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-08-01
Subjects:	Voluntary medical male circumcision VMMC HIV Deficits Pivots Shifts
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19796-w

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