Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention


** quarterly research digest on vmmc
january 2021
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Dear Colleague,

The latest issue of the Clearinghouse’s quarterly research digest ([link removed]) provides abstracts of articles from the peer-reviewed literature on male circumcision, with a focus on voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention. This issue covers articles published from 1 October to 31 December 2020.

Links are provided to either the abstract online or the full text of articles that are open access. For additional information on VMMC, search the Clearinghouse’s Resource Library ([link removed]) .

Featured Articles
* A systematic review ([link removed](20)30124-0/fulltext) concludes that the highest-quality literature shows that male circumcision has minimal or no adverse effect on sexual function, sensation, satisfaction, or pleasure among males circumcised as infants or in adulthood.
* A prospective cohort study ([link removed]) among VMMC clients in Gaborone, Botswana, found no evidence of sexual risk compensation in the first three months after the procedure.
* A qualitative assessment ([link removed]) revealed that for some young men in Kisumu, Kenya, VMMC has become embedded in cultural norms of masculinity.

Other abstracts featured in the digest address additional evidence of the effectiveness of VMMC for HIV prevention from the Rakai Community Cohort Study, the effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions in African fishing communities, the potential effects of ambitious program targets on service quality, VMMC uptake and its predictors among men in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, and the potential impact of VMMC on cervical cancer in Uganda.

Best regards,

Clearinghouse Webmaster

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The Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention ([link removed]) is a global resource centre designed to expand access to information and resources on male circumcision for HIV prevention. It is supported by a grant to the World Health Organization (WHO) from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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