Posted on March 13, 2017
Source: AIDS
Kong, Xiangrong; Kigozi, Godfrey; Ssekasanvu, Joseph; Nalugoda, Fred; Nakigozi, Gertrude; Chang, Larry W.; Latkin, Carl; Serwadda, David; Wawer, Maria J.; Gray, Ronald H.
We assessed medical male circumcision (MMC) scale-up in Rakai, Uganda using population-based surveys during 2007–2014. MMC coverage increased from 28.5 to 52.0%. Coverage was initially lower in 15–19-year-olds but increased in 2014, was higher in married men and in trading communities, and lowest in the sexually inactive. Coverage did not vary by self-perceived risk of HIV or HIV serostatus. Increasing generalized coverage suggested that MMC became normative, but coverage falls short of WHO/Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 80% targets, indicating the need for demand generation.
