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Status of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Kenya Findings From 2 Nationally Representative Surveys in Kenya, 2007 and 2012

Status of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Kenya Findings From 2 Nationally Representative... SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE Status of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Kenya: Findings From 2 Nationally Representative Surveys in Kenya, 2007 and 2012 Jennifer S. Galbraith, PhD,* Athanasius Ochieng, MBChB,† Samuel Mwalili, PhD, MSc,* Donath Emusu, MD, MPH, DrPH,* Zebedee Mwandi, MBChB, MPH, DTMH,* Andrea A. Kim, PhD, MPH,* George Rutherford, MD, AM,‡ William K. Maina, MBChB, MPH,† Davies O. Kimanga, MBChB, MMed,† Kipruto Chesang, MBChB, MPH,* and Peter Cherutich, MBChB, MPH,† for the KAIS Study Group Results: The proportion of men who reported being circumcised Background: The Kenyan Ministry of Health initiated a volun- increased significantly from 85.0% in 2007 to 91.2% in 2012. The tary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program in 2008. We proportions of circumcised men increased in all regions, with the used data from 2 nationally representative surveys to estimate highest increases of 18.1 and 9.0 percentage points in the VMMC trends in the number, demographic characteristics, and sexual priority regions of Nyanza and Nairobi, respectively. Half (52.5%) of behaviors of recently circumcised and uncircumcised HIV-uninfected HIV-uninfected and uncircumcised men had never been married, and men in Kenya. 84.6% were not using condoms at all times with their last sexual partner. Methods: We compared the proportion of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes Wolters Kluwer Health

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SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE Status of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Kenya: Findings From 2 Nationally Representative Surveys in Kenya, 2007 and 2012 Jennifer S. Galbraith, PhD,* Athanasius Ochieng, MBChB,† Samuel Mwalili, PhD, MSc,* Donath Emusu, MD, MPH, DrPH,* Zebedee Mwandi, MBChB, MPH, DTMH,* Andrea A. Kim, PhD, MPH,* George Rutherford, MD, AM,‡ William K. Maina, MBChB, MPH,† Davies O. Kimanga, MBChB, MMed,† Kipruto Chesang, MBChB, MPH,* and Peter Cherutich, MBChB, MPH,† for the KAIS Study Group Results: The proportion of men who reported being circumcised Background: The Kenyan Ministry of Health initiated a volun- increased significantly from 85.0% in 2007 to 91.2% in 2012. The tary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program in 2008. We proportions of circumcised men increased in all regions, with the used data from 2 nationally representative surveys to estimate highest increases of 18.1 and 9.0 percentage points in the VMMC trends in the number, demographic characteristics, and sexual priority regions of Nyanza and Nairobi, respectively. Half (52.5%) of behaviors of recently circumcised and uncircumcised HIV-uninfected HIV-uninfected and uncircumcised men had never been married, and men in Kenya. 84.6% were not using condoms at all times with their last sexual partner. Methods: We compared the proportion of

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JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: May 1, 2014

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