Is the PrePex device an alternative for surgical male circumcision in adolescents ages 13–17 years? Findings from routine service delivery during active surveillance in Zimbabwe

Webster Mavhu; Karin Hatzold; Ngonidzashe Madidi; Brian Maponga; Roy Dhlamini; Malvern Munjoma; Sinokuthemba Xaba; Getrude Ncube; Owen Mugurungi; Frances M. Cowan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213399

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Is the PrePex device an alternative for surgical male circumcision in adolescents ages 13–17 years? Findings from routine service delivery during active surveillance in Zimbabwe

Webster Mavhu ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: wmavhu@gmail.com

Affiliations Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research (CeSHHAR), Harare, Zimbabwe, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1881-4398

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Karin Hatzold,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Population Services International (PSI), Harare, Zimbabwe
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Ngonidzashe Madidi,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Population Services International (PSI), Harare, Zimbabwe
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Brian Maponga,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Population Services International (PSI), Harare, Zimbabwe
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Roy Dhlamini,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Population Services International (PSI), Harare, Zimbabwe
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Malvern Munjoma,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Population Services International (PSI), Harare, Zimbabwe
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Sinokuthemba Xaba,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health & Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Getrude Ncube,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health & Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Owen Mugurungi,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health & Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Frances M. Cowan

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research (CeSHHAR), Harare, Zimbabwe, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Is the PrePex device an alternative for surgical male circumcision in adolescents ages 13–17 years? Findings from routine service delivery during active surveillance in Zimbabwe

Webster Mavhu,
Karin Hatzold,
Ngonidzashe Madidi,
Brian Maponga,
Roy Dhlamini,
Malvern Munjoma,
Sinokuthemba Xaba,
Getrude Ncube,
Owen Mugurungi,
Frances M. Cowan

Published: March 11, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213399

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