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. 2018 Sep 1;8(8):e021835. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021835

Table 3.

Numbers and characteristics of PEPFAR-funded voluntary medical male circumcisions, fiscal year 2017 (1 October 2016–30 September 2017) by country and 2015–2016 totals

Country VMMCs Client age range in years (%)* Result of HIV test offer at VMMC site (%) Technique: device method used (%)
(vs surgical)
Follow-up visit attendance
†(%)
<15 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–49 50+ HIV+ among
 tested clients
Unknown status*
Botswana 22 645 66 10 9 7 7 1 0 18 0 72
Ethiopia 13 782 47 26 14 6 7 0 0 32 0 96
Kenya 227 272 60 23 9 5 3 0 0 2 1 80
Lesotho 25 445 56 18 8 6 10 1 1 50 0 90
Malawi 99 435 42 28 15 8 6 0 1 0 0 89
Mozambique 315 239 45 30 13 6 5 1 2 6 0 81
Namibia 27 736 34 21 15 13 16 1 0 44 0 99
Rwanda 175 902 28 48 15 6 4 0 0 0 53 100
South Africa 460 668 43 22 12 10 11 1 2 20 0 59
eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) 15 071 54 29 10 3 3 1 3 1 0 99
Tanzania 696 572 46 26 15 6 6 1 0 13 0 92
Uganda 753 198 46 26 13 8 6 1 1 3 0 86
Zambia 323 180 38 27 16 10 9 0 0 4 0 94
Zimbabwe 227 299 47 25 13 8 7 0 0 0 5
Total in 2017 3 383 444 45 27 13 8 7 1 1 8 3 84
Total in 2016 2 290 141 46 27 12 7 7 1 1 9 4 78
Total in 2015 2 573 238 42 28 13 7 8 1 1 7 5 72

Entries in bold indicate <85% data completeness.

*Includes clients with undocumented or indeterminate status and those not tested at the VMMC site for any reason.

†Per cent of clients who returned for at least one postoperative follow-up visit within 14 days of surgery or device placement.

‡Follow-up rate in Zimbabwe unknown for 2017. Facilities representing 46% of all Zimbabwe circumcisions did not report follow-up data, due to delays in adoption of the new follow-up reporting method.

PEPFAR, US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; VMMC, voluntary medical male circumcision.