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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Acceptability of male circumcision for prevention of HIV infection in Zambia

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Pages 471-477 | Published online: 13 Apr 2007

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Jacob Onyango, Marylyn Ochillo, Eunice Omanga, Ohaga Spala, Gift-Noelle Wango, Edwin Lwanya & Kawango Agot. (2023) Early infant male circumcision: Potential for changing adverse gender norms associated with traditional male circumcision among circumcising communities in Kenya. African Journal of AIDS Research 22:2, pages 136-144.
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Masego Katisi & Marguerite Daniel. (2015) Safe male circumcision in Botswana: Tension between traditional practices and biomedical marketing. Global Public Health 10:5-6, pages 739-756.
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Guillermo Martínez Pérez, Laura Triviño Durán, Angel Gasch & Nicole Desmond. (2015) Towards a gender perspective in qualitative research on voluntary medical male circumcision in east and southern Africa. Global Public Health 10:5-6, pages 626-638.
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Stanzia Moyo, Marvellous Mhloyi, Tafadzwa Chevo & Oswell Rusinga. (2015) Men's attitudes: A hindrance to the demand for voluntary medical male circumcision – A qualitative study in rural Mhondoro-Ngezi, Zimbabwe. Global Public Health 10:5-6, pages 708-720.
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Richard G. Wamai, Brian J. Morris, Robert C. Bailey, Jeffrey D. Klausner & Mackenzie N. Boedicker. (2015) Male circumcision for protection against HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: The evidence in favour justifies the implementation now in progress. Global Public Health 10:5-6, pages 639-666.
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Charles Maibvise & Thandisizwe R Mavundla. (2014) Reasons for the low uptake of adult male circumcision for the prevention of HIV transmission in Swaziland. African Journal of AIDS Research 13:3, pages 281-289.
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Gavin George, Michael Strauss, Petronella Chirawu, Bruce Rhodes, Janet Frohlich, Carl Montague & Kaymarlin Govender. (2014) Barriers and facilitators to the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) among adolescent boys in KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research 13:2, pages 179-187.
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Gertrude Khumalo-Sakutukwa, Tim Lane, Heidi van-Rooyen, Alfred Chingono, Hilton Humphries, Andrew Timbe, Katherine Fritz, Admire Chirowodza & Stephen F. Morin. (2013) Understanding and addressing socio-cultural barriers to medical male circumcision in traditionally non-circumcising rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Culture, Health & Sexuality 15:9, pages 1085-1100.
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Kim Y. Dionne & Michelle Poulin. (2013) Ethnic identity, region and attitudes towards male circumcision in a high HIV-prevalence country. Global Public Health 8:5, pages 607-618.
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Katrine Lundsby, Tania Dræbel & Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch. (2012) ‘It brought joy in my home as in the area of my wife.’ How recently circumcised adult men ascribe value to and make sense of male circumcision. Global Public Health 7:4, pages 352-366.
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Emily Waters, Elizabeth Stringer, Bridget Mugisa, Salome Temba, Kasonde Bowa & David Linyama. (2012) Acceptability of neonatal male circumcision in Lusaka, Zambia. AIDS Care 24:1, pages 12-19.
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Stephen M. Weiss, Violeta J. Rodriguez, Ryan R. Cook, Kasonde Bowa, Robert Zulu, Oliver Mweemba, Royd Kamboyi, Jose Castro, Victoria Orrego Dunleavy, Maria L. Alcaide & Deborah L. Jones. (2023) Increasing early infant male circumcision uptake in Zambia: Like father like son. PLOS ONE 18:8, pages e0289819.
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Violeta J. Rodriguez, Stephen M. Weiss, Lucila Hernández, Kasonde Bowa, Robert Zulu & Deborah L. Jones. (2023) Zambian Parents’ Perspectives on Early-Infant Versus Early-Adolescent Male Circumcision. AIDS and Behavior 27:6, pages 1800-1806.
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Kemist Shumba, Anna Meyer-Weitz & Kwaku Oppong Asante. (2022) Access to Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision among Learners: Experiences of Learners and Stakeholders in Two Districts in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development 34:3.
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Evans Muchiri, Salome Charalambous, Sibuse Ginindza, Mpho Maraisane, Tintswalo Maringa, Peter Vranken, Dayanund Loykissoonlal, Vincent Muturi-Kioi & Candice M. Chetty-Makkan. (2021) Description of adverse events among adult men following voluntary medical male circumcision: Findings from a circumcision programme in two provinces of South Africa. PLOS ONE 16:8, pages e0253960.
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Celenkosini T. Nxumalo & Gugu G. Mchunu. (2020) Circumcised men’s perceptions, understanding and experiences of voluntary medical male circumcision in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Family Practice 62:1.
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Celenkosini Thembelenkosini Nxumalo & Gugu Gladness Mchunu. (2020) Zulu Men’s Conceptions, Understanding, and Experiences of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. American Journal of Men's Health 14:2, pages 155798831989243.
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Bernadette Hensen, Elizabeth Fearon, Ab Schaap, James J. Lewis, Helen A. Weiss, Margaret Tembo, Namwinga Chintu, Helen Ayles & James R. Hargreaves. (2019) Application of an HIV Prevention Cascade to Identify Gaps in Increasing Coverage of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Services in 42 Rural Zambian Communities. AIDS and Behavior 23:5, pages 1095-1103.
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Emily A. Warren, Pauline Paterson, William S. Schulz, Shelley Lees, Robyn Eakle, Jonathan Stadler & Heidi J. Larson. (2018) Risk perception and the influence on uptake and use of biomedical prevention interventions for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review. PLOS ONE 13:6, pages e0198680.
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Lynn M Van Lith, Elizabeth C Mallalieu, Eshan U Patel, Kim H Dam, Michelle R Kaufman, Karin Hatzold, Arik V Marcell, Webster Mavhu, Catherine Kahabuka, Lusanda Mahlasela, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli, Kim Seifert Ahanda, Getrude Ncube, Gissenge Lija, Collen Bonnecwe & Aaron A R Tobian. (2018) Perceived Quality of In-Service Communication and Counseling Among Adolescents Undergoing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision. Clinical Infectious Diseases 66:suppl_3, pages S205-S212.
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Catherine Lane, Robert C Bailey, Chewe Luo & Nida Parks. (2018) Adolescent Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in High Priority Countries: Opportunities for Improvement. Clinical Infectious Diseases 66:suppl_3, pages S161-S165.
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Pauline Binder-Finnema, Asha Omar Mahmud, Sara Johnsdotter & Birgitta Essén. (2017) ‘I have made children, so what's the problem?’ Retrospective self-circumcision and the sexual and urological health needs of some Somali men in Sweden. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare 11, pages 36-40.
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Rodney J. Masese, Jane L. Chimango & Noel D. Mbirimtengerenji. (2017) Overcoming Barriers to Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in a Traditionally Circumcising Community in Machinga District, Malawi. World Journal of AIDS 07:01, pages 40-58.
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Mpho Keetile & Motsholathebe Bowelo. (2016) Factors associated with acceptability of child circumcision in Botswana -- a cross sectional survey. BMC Public Health 16:1.
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Rebecca Thornton & Susan Godlonton. (2016) Medical male circumcision: How does price affect the risk-profile of take-up?. Preventive Medicine 92, pages 68-73.
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Webster Mavhu, Karin Hatzold, Getrude Ncube, Shamiso Fernando, Collin Mangenah, Kumbirai Chatora, Owen Mugurungi, Ismail Ticklay & Frances M Cowan. (2016) Perspectives of Parents and Health Care Workers on Early Infant Male Circumcision Conducted Using Devices: Qualitative Findings From Harare, Zimbabwe. Global Health: Science and Practice 4:Supplement 1, pages S55-S67.
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Adrian M. Musiige, Tigistu A. Ashengo, Galina Stolarsky, Rosinah T. Dialwa, Robert Manda, Conrad O. Ntsuape, Jerome Mafeni, Lesego Busang, Kelly Curran, Kenanao Motlhoiwa, Frank J. Mwangemi, Mainza Lukobo-Durrell & Mary T. Glenshaw. (2016) Participant Experiences and Views of Odor and PrePex Device Removal Pain in a VMMC Pilot Study in Botswana. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 72:1, pages S73-S77.
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Michelle R. Kaufman, Marina Smelyanskaya, Lynn M. Van Lith, Elizabeth C. Mallalieu, Aliza Waxman, Karin Hatzhold, Arik V. Marcell, Susan Kasedde, Gissenge Lija, Nina Hasen, Gertrude Ncube, Julia L. Samuelson, Collen Bonnecwe, Kim Seifert-Ahanda, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli & Aaron A. R. Tobian. (2016) Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Implications for the Provision of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Results of a Systematic Literature Review. PLOS ONE 11:3, pages e0149892.
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Antony Chikutsa, Alfred C Ncube & Shepard Mutsau. (2015) Association between wanting circumcision and risky sexual behaviour in Zimbabwe: evidence from the 2010–11 Zimbabwe demographic and health survey. Reproductive Health 12:1.
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Antony Chikutsa & Pranitha Maharaj. (2015) Social representations of male circumcision as prophylaxis against HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe. BMC Public Health 15:1.
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Colleen A. Redding, Deborah Jones, Robert Zulu, Ndashi Chitalu, Ryan Cook & Stephen M. Weiss. (2015) Stages of Change for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision and Sexual Risk Behavior in Uncircumcised Zambian Men: The Spear and Shield Project. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 22:6, pages 799-806.
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Tilly A. Gurman, Preeti Dhillon, Jessica L. Greene, Panganai Makadzange, Philisiwe Khumlao & Navendu Shekhar. (2015) Informing the Scaling Up of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Efforts Through the Use of Theory of Reasoned Action: Survey Findings Among Uncircumcised Young Men in Swaziland. AIDS Education and Prevention 27:2, pages 153-166.
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Joseph N. Ikwegbue, Andrew Ross & Harbor Ogbonnaya. (2015) Rural Zulu women’s knowledge of and attitudes towards medical male circumcision. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine 7:1.
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Jennifer A. Bossio, Caroline F. Pukall & Stephen Steele. (2014) A Review of the Current State of the Male Circumcision Literature. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 11:12, pages 2847-2864.
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Jessica E. Price, Lyson Phiri, Drosin Mulenga, Paul C. Hewett, Stephanie M. Topp, Nicholas Shiliya & Karin Hatzold. (2014) Behavior Change Pathways to Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Narrative Interviews with Circumcision Clients in Zambia. PLoS ONE 9:11, pages e111602.
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Webster Mavhu, Zivai Mupambireyi, Graham Hart & Frances M. Cowan. (2014) Factors Associated with Parental Non-Adoption of Infant Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis. AIDS and Behavior 18:9, pages 1776-1784.
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Daniel E. Montaño, Danuta Kasprzyk, Deven T. Hamilton, Mufuta Tshimanga & Gerald Gorn. (2014) Evidence-Based Identification of Key Beliefs Explaining Adult Male Circumcision Motivation in Zimbabwe: Targets for Behavior Change Messaging. AIDS and Behavior 18:5, pages 885-904.
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