Voluntary medical male circumcision may reduce the risk of heterosexually HIV transmission in men by 60%. Most men in Indonesia are circumcised except in Tanah Papua. Papua has an HIV prevalence of 10 times higher at 5% than the rest of Indonesia.
This study was designed to develop a Papuan model of voluntary medical male circumcision. Furthermore, this study also assess its feasibility, acceptability and safety as an alternative intervention for HIV prevention among males ages 15-19 years.
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) may reduce the risk of heterosexually HIV transmission in men by 60%. Most men in Indonesia are circumcised except in Tanah Papua. Papua has an HIV prevalence of 10 times higher at 5% than the rest of Indonesia.
This study was designed to develop a Papuan model of VMMC and to assess its feasibility, acceptability and safety as an alternative intervention for HIV prevention among males ages 15-19 years.
Pusat Unggulan IPTEK – Perguruan Tinggi
PUSAT PENELITIAN HIV AIDS
UNIKA ATMA JAYA
Pusat Unggulan untuk Kebijakan
Kesehatan dan Inovasi Sosial
Universitas Katolik
Indonesia Atma Jaya
Gedung K2, Ruang K21.08
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman 51, Jakarta 12930
Email
pph@atmajaya.ac.id
Telepon
(+62-21) 578 54227
(+62-21) 575 7615 ext.624,425
Pusat Unggulan IPTEK – Perguruan Tinggi
PUSAT PENELITIAN HIV AIDS
UNIKA ATMA JAYA
Pusat Unggulan untuk Kebijakan
Kesehatan dan Inovasi Sosial
Universitas Katolik
Indonesia Atma Jaya
Gedung K2, Ruang K21.08
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman 51, Jakarta 12930
Email
pph@atmajaya.ac.id
Telepon
(+62-21) 578 54227
(+62-21) 575 7615 ext.624,425
