COPE® FOR MALE CIRCUMCISION SERVICES - EngenderHealth
COPE® FOR MALE CIRCUMCISION SERVICES - EngenderHealth
COPE® FOR MALE CIRCUMCISION SERVICES - EngenderHealth
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COPE for Male Circumcision Services<br />
8. Are information messages tailored for the special needs of such clients as young men and<br />
boys, IDUs, men who have sex with men, and men living with HIV If staff are working<br />
with confined populations (e.g., displaced persons, prisoners, or military personnel), are<br />
topics tailored to their special needs<br />
9. Do the staff in your health care setting organize outreach activities to educate the<br />
community, both men and women, about other benefits of MC, including improved<br />
hygiene, reduced risk of urinary tract infection in childhood, reduced risk of some STIs,<br />
some protection against cancer of the penis and cervix, and prevention of several other<br />
medical problems of the penis and the foreskin<br />
10. Does your facility or service setting provide information to clients on the safety, risks, and<br />
benefits of MC (see p. 11) and the advantages of MC services provided at a health care<br />
facility as compared with traditional MC<br />
11. Do staff explain information clearly using appropriate, nontechnical, local language that<br />
clients can understand (e.g., terms for sexual practices and anatomical parts such as<br />
prepuce, glans penis, etc.)<br />
12. Does your health care setting have a functioning referral system for MC services if MC<br />
procedures cannot be provided there<br />
13. Do the staff in your health care setting inform clients of the availability of other sexual<br />
and reproductive health services<br />
Other Issues That You Think Are Important:<br />
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