A Study Assessing the Implementation of Male Circumcision as an HIV Prevention Strategy in Kenya

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A Study Assessing the Implementation of Male Circumcision\nas an HIV Prevention Strategy in Kenya\n\nAmy Kate Noel Herman-Roloff\nB.A., Bethel University, 2000\nM.P.H., University of Minnesota, 2003\n\nDissertation Chairperson: Dr. Robert C. Bailey\n\nResearch has demonstrated that male circumcision (MC) reduces the incidence of HIV acquisition in heterosexual men by at least half. In 2008, Kenya launched the national Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) program for HIV prevention, and plans to circumcise 860,000 males by 2013. Despite the protective effect of MC, there are concerns about the acceptability and safety of the procedure.\nThis study was implemented in Nyanza Province, Kenya, and used a mixed method approach to assess components of the VMMC program. The quantitative component of this study used both passive (N = 3,705) and active (N = 1,449) surveillance methods to monitor study participants. The qualitative component of this study included 12 focus group discussions

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