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Population-based cohort data used to assess trends in early resumption of sexual activity after voluntary medical male circumcision in Rakai, Uganda.
| Title: | Population-based cohort data used to assess trends in early resumption of sexual activity after voluntary medical male circumcision in Rakai, Uganda. |
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| Authors: | Alex Daama, Fred Nalugoda, Edward Kankaka, Asani Kasango, Betty Nantume, Grace Nalwoga Kigozi, Robert Ssekubugu, Juliana Namutundu, Absalom Ssettuba, Tom Lutalo, Joseph Kagaayi, Gertrude Nakigozi, Stella Alamo, Lisa A Mills, Geoffrey Kabuye, Ron Gray, Maria Wawer, David Serwadda, Nelson Sewankambo, Godfrey Kigozi |
| Source: | PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss 11, p e0297240 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: | Medicine, Science |
| More Details: | IntroductionVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk of heterosexual acquisition of HIV by 50%-60%. The Uganda Ministry of Health recommends abstinence of sex for 42 days after VMMC to allow complete wound healing. However, some men resume sex early before the recommended period. We estimated trends in prevalence and risk factors of early sex resumption (ESR) among VMMC clients in Rakai, Uganda, from 2013-2020.MethodsData from the Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS), a cross-sectional study, were analyzed. Data included consenting males aged 15-49 years in RCCS who self-reported having received VMMC between the period of 2013 to 2020. ESR prevalence and associated risk factors were assessed using modified Poisson regression to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR).ResultsOverall, 1,832 participants were included in this study. ESR decreased from 45.1% in 2013 to 14.9% in 2020 (pConclusionsSelf-reported ESR after VMMC declined between 2013 and 2020. Targeted efforts for counseling focusing on married men, men who had multiple sex partners, and men with lower levels of education may decrease ESR. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0297240 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/6c13fc20d06d41b39a5603f6bb19697d |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.6c13fc20d06d41b39a5603f6bb19697d |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 19326203 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0297240 |
| Published in: | PLoS ONE |
| Language: | English |