Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Translating Research into the Rapid Expansion of Services in Kenya, 2008–2011

Zebedee Mwandi; Anne Murphy; Jason Reed; Kipruto Chesang; Emmanuel Njeuhmeli; Kawango Agot; Emma Llewellyn; Charles Kirui; Kennedy Serrem; Isaac Abuya; Mores Loolpapit; Regina Mbayaki; Ndungu Kiriro; Peter Cherutich; Nicholas Muraguri; John Motoku; Jack Kioko; Nancy Knight; Naomi Bock

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001130

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Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Translating Research into the Rapid Expansion of Services in Kenya, 2008–2011

Zebedee Mwandi ,

* E-mail: zmwandi@ke.cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Global HIV/AIDS, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya
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Anne Murphy,

Affiliation United States Agency for International Development, Nairobi, Kenya
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Jason Reed,

Affiliation Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Kipruto Chesang,

Affiliation Division of Global HIV/AIDS, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya
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Emmanuel Njeuhmeli,

Affiliation United States Agency for International Development, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Kawango Agot,

Affiliation Impact Research and Development Organization, Kisumu, Kenya
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Emma Llewellyn,

Affiliation Nyanza Reproductive Health Society, Kisumu, Kenya
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Charles Kirui,

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute—Family AIDS and Care Education Services, Nairobi, Kenya
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Kennedy Serrem,

Affiliation Catholic Medical Missions Board, Nairobi, Kenya
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Isaac Abuya,

Affiliation C-Change Communication for Change, Nairobi, Kenya
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Mores Loolpapit,

Affiliation Family Health International, Nairobi, Kenya
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Regina Mbayaki,

Affiliation Engender Health (APHIA II Nyanza), Kisumu, Kenya
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Ndungu Kiriro,

Affiliation Population Services International, Nairobi, Kenya
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Peter Cherutich,

Affiliation Kenya National AIDS and STD Control Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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Nicholas Muraguri,

Affiliation Kenya National AIDS and STD Control Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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John Motoku,

Affiliation Eastern Deanery AIDS Response Program, Nairobi, Kenya
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Jack Kioko,

Affiliation Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Kisumu, Kenya
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Nancy Knight,

Affiliation Division of Global HIV/AIDS, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya
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Naomi Bock

Affiliation Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Translating Research into the Rapid Expansion of Services in Kenya, 2008–2011

Zebedee Mwandi,
Anne Murphy,
Jason Reed,
Kipruto Chesang,
Emmanuel Njeuhmeli,
Kawango Agot,
Emma Llewellyn,
Charles Kirui,
Kennedy Serrem,
Isaac Abuya

Published: November 29, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001130

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