Citation:
Gilbert, H.N., Wyatt, M.A., Asiimwe, S., Turyamureeba, B., Tumwesigye, E., Van Rooyen, H., Barnabas, R.V., Celum, C.L. & Ware, N.C. (2018) Messaging circumstances and economic pressures as influences on linkage to medical male circumcision following community-based HIV testing for men in rural southwest Uganda: a qualitative study. <i>AIDS Research and Treatment</i>. May:Online.
Abstract:
Voluntary medical male circumcision (MMC) reduces risk of HIV infection, but uptake remains sub optimal among certain age groups and locations in sub-Saharan Africa. We analysed qualitative data as part of the Linkages Study, a randomized controlled trial to evaluate community-based HIV testing and follow-up as interventions promoting linkage to HIV treatment and prevention in Uganda and South Africa. Fifty-two HIV-negative uncircumcised men participated in the qualitative study. They participated in semistructured individual interviews exploring (a) home HTC experience; (b) responses to test results; (c) efforts to access circumcision services; (d) outcomes of efforts; (e) experiences of follow-up support; and (f) local HIV education and support. Interviews were audio-recorded, translated, transcribed, and summarized into linkage summaries.
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