Notes from the Field: Tetanus Cases After Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention--Eastern and Southern Africa, 2012-2015

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Jan 22;65(2):36-7. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6502a5.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Africa, Eastern
  • Africa, Southern
  • Child
  • Circumcision, Male / adverse effects*
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tetanus / diagnosis*
  • Voluntary Programs*
  • Young Adult