Transitioning a digital health innovation from research to routine practice: two-way texting for male circumcision follow-up in Zimbabwe

P Marongwe, B Wasunna, J Gavera… - PLOS Digital …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Adult medical male circumcision (MC) is safe: global notifiable adverse event (AE) rates
average below 2.0%. With Zimbabwe's shortage of health care workers (HCWs) …

Usability and acceptability of a two-way texting intervention for post-operative follow-up for voluntary medical male circumcision in Zimbabwe

C Feldacker, I Holeman, V Murenje, S Xaba, M Korir… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision (MC) is safe and effective. Nevertheless,
MC programs require multiple post-operative visits. In Zimbabwe, a randomized control trial …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing provider workload while preserving patient safety: a randomized control trial using 2-way texting for postoperative follow-up in Zimbabwe's voluntary …

C Feldacker, V Murenje, I Holeman… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Voluntary medical male circumcisions (MCs) are safe: the majority of men heal
without complication. However, guidelines require multiple follow-up visits. In Zimbabwe …

Adverse event profile of a mature voluntary medical male circumcision programme performing PrePex and surgical procedures in Zimbabwe

AF Bochner, C Feldacker, B Makunike… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: The frequency of adverse events (AEs) is a widely used indicator of voluntary
medical male circumcision (VMMC) programme quality. Though over 11.7 million male …

Adverse events in a large‐scale VMMC programme in Tanzania: findings from a case series analysis

A Hellar, M Plotkin, G Lija… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Adverse events (AE s) rates in voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) are
critical measures of service quality and safety. While these indicators are key, monitoring AE …

Implementing voluntary medical male circumcision using an innovative, integrated, health systems approach: experiences from 21 districts in Zimbabwe

C Feldacker, B Makunike-Chikwinya, M Holec… - Global health …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Despite increased support for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) to
reduce HIV incidence, current VMMC progress falls short. Slow progress in VMMC …

Implementing quality management strategies improves clinical quality as a voluntary medical male circumcision program in Namibia matures: a process analysis

G O'Bryan, A Ensminger, I Billah, E Sithole… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Surgical voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a safe procedure;
however, maintaining quality standards at scale, particularly during scale-up, is a challenge …

Classification and rates of adverse events in a Malawi male circumcision program: impact of quality improvement training

PK Kohler, D Namate, S Barnhart… - BMC health services …, 2016 - Springer
Background Assessing safety outcomes is critical to inform optimal scale-up of voluntary
medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs. Clinical trials demonstrated adverse event …

Adverse event profile and associated factors following surgical voluntary medical male circumcision in two regions of Namibia, 2015–2018

G O'Bryan, C Feldacker, A Ensminger, M Nghatanga… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Monitoring clinical safety of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is
critical to minimize risk as VMMC programs for HIV prevention are scaled. This cross …

Timing of adverse events among voluntary medical male circumcision clients: Implications from routine service delivery in Zimbabwe

C Feldacker, AF Bochner, V Murenje… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Timing of routine follow-up visits after adult male circumcision (MC) differs by
country and method. Most men do not attend all routine follow-up visits. This cross-sectional …