title: Notes from the Field: Tetanus Cases After Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention--Eastern and Southern Africa, 2012-2015.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Jonathan M
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authors.lastname: Grund
authors.forename: Carlos
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authors.lastname: Toledo
authors.forename: Stephanie M
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authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Renee
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authors.lastname: Ridzon
authors.forename: Edna
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authors.lastname: Moturi
authors.forename: Heather
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authors.lastname: Scobie
authors.forename: Boubker
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authors.lastname: Naouri
authors.forename: Jason B
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authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Emmanuel
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authors.lastname: Njeuhmeli
authors.forename: Anne G
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authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Francis Ndwiga
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authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Martin W
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authors.lastname: Sirengo
authors.forename: Leon Ngeruka
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authors.lastname: Muyenzi
authors.forename: Gissenge J I
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Lija
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Rogers
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authors.lastname: Wamai
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authors.lastname: Kabuye
authors.forename: James Exnobert
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authors.lastname: Zulu
authors.forename: Jane Ruth
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authors.lastname: Aceng
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authors.lastname: Bock
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000353:Africa, Southern; D002648:Child; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013742:Tetanus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D035141:Voluntary Programs; D055815:Young Adult