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Circumcision

An interrupted time series analysis of the effect of the quality improvement team on the rate of adverse events in the Botswana safe male circumcision program from 2015 to 2019

Ludo S. Monene, Billy M. Tsima, Keikantse Matlhagela, Mooketsi Molefi

published 12 Dec 2025

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Strengthening evidence for text-based telehealth in post-operative care: A pragmatic study of the reach and effectiveness of two-way, text-based follow-up after voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa

Caryl Feldacker, Isabella Fabens, Tracy Qi Dong, Khumbulani Moyo, Calsile Makhele, Motshana Phohole, Nelson Igaba, Sizwe Hlongwane, Jacqueline Pienaar, Maria Sardini, Felex Ndebele, Hannock Tweya, Marrianne Holec, Evelyn Waweru, Geoffrey Setswe

published 03 Oct 2025

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Exploring joint decision-making and family dynamics to identify barriers and enablers for early adolescent medical circumcision (EAMC) uptake in Zambia for HIV prevention: An innovative methodology

Rasi Surana, Ram Prasad, Namiya Jain, Mothi Prasad, Alok Gangaramany, Aishwarya Shashi Kumar, Tim Sweeney, Jeff Mulhausen, Steve Kretschmer, Alick Samona, Alice Nanga, Tina Chisenga

published 29 Apr 2025

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Female genital mutilation among children in Ethiopia: A time-to-event analysis of age at circumcision

Michael Arthur Ofori, Daniel Biftu Bekalo, David Kwamena Mensah, Niharika Jha

published 24 Jan 2025

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Acceptability, feasibility and appropriateness of intensified health education, SMS/phone tracing and transport reimbursement for uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision in a sexually transmitted infections clinic in Malawi: A mixed methods study

Mitch M. Matoga, Evaristar Kudowa, Mercy Tsidya, Jennifer Tseka, Beatrice Ndalama, Naomi Bonongwe, Esther Mathiya, Edward Jere, Dumbo Yatina, Blessings Kamtambe, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Charles S. Chasela, Sara Jewett

published 24 Jan 2025

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Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision’s (VMMC) strategy for HIV prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa, prevalence, risks, costs, benefits and best practice: A scoping review study protocol of progress and unfolding insights

Charles Maibvise, Takaedza Munangatire, Nestor Tomas, Daniel O. Ashipala, Priscilla S. Dlamini

published 31 Dec 2024

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Forbidden, yet common: Female genital cutting among the Oromo in central Ethiopia

Zerihun Mekuria Tesfaye, Dejene Gemechu Chala, Jira Mekonnen Choroke

published 17 Dec 2024

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

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

published 21 Nov 2024

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Uptake and perceptions of voluntary medical male circumcision among HIV-negative men in serodiscordant relationships in Zambia (2012–2015)

Kalonde Malama, Susan Allen, Rachel Parker, Mubiana Inambao, Tyronza Sharkey, Amanda Tichacek, Kristin M. Wall, William Kilembe

published 08 Nov 2024

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COVID-19 and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and child marriage: An online multi-country cross sectional survey

Shania Pande, Simukai Shamu, Amr Abdelhamed, James Munyao Kingoo, Sarah Van de Velde, Marleen Temmerman, Tammary Esho, Samuel Kimani, Joyce Omwoha, Eneyi E. Kpokiri, Joseph D. Tucker

published 31 Oct 2024

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Prevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis C virus infection in the Upper East Region of Ghana; a community-based cross-sectional study

Ampem Darko Jnr Siaw, James Amugsi, Maame Adwoa Agyeman Owusu-Konadu, Samuel Teye Drah, Emmanuel Gustav Imbeah, Dominic Oduro-Donkor, Amoako Duah, Yvonne Ayerki Nartey

published 28 Jun 2024

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Estimates of the prevalence of male circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa from 2010–2023—A systematic review and meta-analysis

Basant Elsayed, Mohamed Elmarasi, Ruvarashe J. Madzime, Lovemore Mapahla, Menatalla M. S. ElBadway, Tawanda Chivese

published 13 Mar 2024

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Effect of cryopreservation on CD4+ T cell subsets in foreskin tissue

Omar Almomani, James Nnamutete, Zhongtian Shao, Victoria Menya Biribawa, HenryRoger Ssemunywa, Annemarie Namuniina, Brenda Okech, Sofya Ulanova, David Zuanazzi, Cindy M. Liu, Aaron A. R. Tobian, Ronald M. Galiwango, Rupert Kaul, Jessica L. Prodger

published 01 Mar 2024

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