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SUBMITTER: Grund JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6044089 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grund Jonathan M JM Chetty-Makkan Candice M CM Ginindza Sibuse S Munyai Reuben R Kisbey-Green Helen H Maraisane Mpho M Charalambous Salome S
BMC public health 20180713 1
<h4>Background</h4>South Africa introduced medical male circumcision (MMC) to reduce HIV incidence. Mathematical modeling suggested that targeting MMC services to men aged 20-34 years could provide the most immediate impact on HIV incidence. However the majority of MMCs performed have been among males aged ≤25 years. We evaluated an intervention package to increase MMC uptake among men aged 25-49 years.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a pre-post study to compare the proportion of men (aged 25-49 yea ...[more]