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 †(%) |
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| <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.