Notes from the Field: Tetanus Cases After Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention--Eastern and Southern Africa, 2012-2015

Notes from the Field: Tetanus Cases After Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention--Eastern and Southern Africa, 2012-2015

Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) decreases the risk for female-to-male HIV transmission by approximately 60%, and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is supporting the scale-up of VMMC for adolescent and adult males in countries with high prevalence of human immuno...

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Veröffentlicht in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2016-01, Vol.65 (2), p.36-37
Hauptverfasser: Grund, Jonathan M, Toledo, Carlos, Davis, Stephanie M, Ridzon, Renee, Moturi, Edna, Scobie, Heather, Naouri, Boubker, Reed, Jason B, Njeuhmeli, Emmanuel, Thomas, Anne G, Benson, Francis Ndwiga, Sirengo, Martin W, Muyenzi, Leon Ngeruka, Lija, Gissenge J I, Rogers, John H, Mwanasalli, Salli, Odoyo-June, Elijah, Wamai, Nafuna, Kabuye, Geoffrey, Zulu, James Exnobert, Aceng, Jane Ruth, Bock, Naomi
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Africa, Eastern
Africa, Southern
Child
Circumcision, Male - adverse effects
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Tetanus - diagnosis
Voluntary Programs
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) decreases the risk for female-to-male HIV transmission by approximately 60%, and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is supporting the scale-up of VMMC for adolescent and adult males in countries with high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and low coverage of male circumcision. As of September 2015, PEPFAR has supported approximately 8.9 million VMMCs.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X
DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm6502a5