Kampala
Uganda
Short Communication
Strategies for Scaling up HIV prevention among Adolescents: TASO Masaka Safe Male Circumcision Experience
Author(s): Ivan Magala, Robert Mwesigwa, William S Senkirikimbe, Rose Nalubega, Musa Nsubuga, Cissy Nalwanga and Enock TumusiimeIvan Magala, Robert Mwesigwa, William S Senkirikimbe, Rose Nalubega, Musa Nsubuga, Cissy Nalwanga and Enock Tumusiime
Issue: Uganda has HIV prevelance of 7.3%; however HIV prevalence in Masaka is at 10%. TASO Masaka has 383 active adolescents in care. Men’s uptake of Safe Male Circumcision is at 34% in the central area of Uganda including Masaka. Safe male circumcision (SMC) is one intervention for HIV prevention that targets male adolescents directly. SMC was conducted at the facility with one mobilizer doing mobilization. There was also limited community leadership involvement in the program. To improve adolescents’ uptake of SMC services, TASO Masaka came up with strategies like training community linkage facilitators to mobilize adolescents for SMC, targeting schools, conducting dialogue meetings and setting up circumcision camps.
Description: 6 dialogue meetings were conducted in 6 districts to allow commun.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6113.1000624
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