Open AccessImplementation and Operational Research
Author(s) -
Jason Reed,
Jonathan M Grund,
Yang Liu,
Zebedee Mwandi,
Andrea A. Howard,
Margaret L. McNairy,
Kipruto Chesang,
Peter Cherutich,
Naomi Bock
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000000535
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , adverse effect , medical record , family medicine , emergency medicine , pediatrics , demography , surgery , sociology
More than 4.7 million voluntary medical male circumcisions (VMMCs) had been provided by HIV prevention programs in sub-Saharan Africa through 2013. All VMMC clients are recommended to return to the clinic for postoperative follow-up, although adherence is variable. The clinical status of clients who do not return is largely unknown.