Guideline

Preventing HIV through safe voluntary medical male circumcision for adolescent boys and men in generalized HIV epidemics: recommendations and key considerations: web annex 2.3 part 2. synthesis of literature on voluntary medical male circumcision: facilitators and barriers, by country

Year of Publication

2020

Issuing Institution

World Health Organization

Links

WHO IRIS,WHO IRIS

Recommendations

6 included recommendations

Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) should continue to be promoted as an additional efficacious HIV prevention option within combination prevention for adolescents 15 years and older and adult men in settings with generalized epidemics to reduce the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Strong

Certainty of evidence

High

The use of WHO-prequalified male circumcision devices is recommended as additional methods of male circumcision in the context of HIV prevention for males ages 15 years and older.

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Moderate

WHO prequalified male circumcision devices may be used as additional methods of male circumcision in the context of HIV prevention and in keeping with decisions whether to offer VMMC to adolescents ages 10 through 14 years.

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Low

Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) should continue to be promoted as an additional efficacious HIV prevention option within combination prevention for adolescents 15 years and older and adult men in settings with generalized epidemics to reduce the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Strong

Certainty of evidence

High

The use of WHO-prequalified male circumcision devices is recommended as additional methods of male circumcision in the context of HIV prevention for males ages 15 years and older

Status

Maintained

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Moderate

WHO-prequalified male circumcision devices may be used as additional methods of male circumcision in the context of HIV prevention and in keeping with decisions whether to offer VMMC to adolescents ages 10 through 14 years

Status

Updated

Recommended in favor

Conditional

Certainty of evidence

Low