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Assessments and recommendations • Demand Creation: ‣ Limited neonatal/infant VMMC is occurring in most SADC countries. Scaling -up neonatal VMMC programmes is a simpler procedure and has less complications (WHO & UNAIDS, 2007; WHO & UNAIDS, 2008; Kebaabetswe et al., 2003) and a more effective HIV prevention intervention ‣ Government support and initiative for VMMC programmes is needed. An evaluation study found that despite the acceptability of VMMC in half of the SADC countries being high for both infants and men, the scale-up of VMMC was relatively low because of a lack of governmental initiative to conduct these programmes (Ramkissoon, Smit, Searle, Drace, Burns & Milford., 2010).
‣ The approach that may be useful to use is to promote is VMMC as a health or cultural issue, as health concerns were listed as the major reason participants favoured circumcision of a male child or themselves (WHO & UNAIDS, 2007; WHO & UNAIDS, 2008; Kebaabetswe et al., 2003). Many countries did present VMMC in this manner.
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Page 16 and 17: Programme implementation: ‣ Most
Page 18 and 19: Conclusions • It is necessary to
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