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Sequential Cross-Sectional Surveys in Orange Farm, a Township of South Africa, Revealed a Constant Low Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Uptake among Adults despite Demand Creation Campaigns and High Acceptability
BACKGROUND: WHO recommends a male circumcision (MC) prevalence rate higher than 80% to have a substantial impact on the HIV-AIDS epidemic in Eastern and Southern Africa. Orange Farm, a township in South Africa, has a free-for-service voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) clinic in operation sin...
Autores principales: | Marshall, Esaie, Rain-Taljaard, Reathe, Tsepe, Motlalepule, Monkwe, Cornelius, Hlatswayo, Florence, Tshabalala, Simphiwe, Khela, Simphiwe, Xulu, Lindo, Xaba, Dumazile, Molomo, Tebogo, Malinga, Thobile, Puren, Adrian, Auvert, Bertran |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4948820/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27427957 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158675 |
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