Publications by authors named "Maria Joan Wawer"
Background: Medical male circumcision (MC) of HIV-infected men may increase plasma HIV viral load and place female partners at risk of infection. We assessed the effect of MC on plasma HIV viral load in HIV-infected men in Rakai, Uganda.
Methods: 195 consenting HIV-positive, HAART naïve men aged 12 and above provided blood for plasma HIV viral load testing before surgery and weekly for six weeks and at 2 and 3 months post surgery.
Objectives: To assess the safety and acceptance of the PrePex device for medical male circumcision (MMC) in rural Uganda.
Methods: In an observational study, HIV-uninfected, uncircumcised men aged 18 and older who requested elective MMC were informed about the PrePex and dorsal slit methods and offered a free choice of their preferred procedure. 100 men received PrePex to assess preliminary safety (aim 1).
Objective: To assess the safety of medical male circumcision (MMC) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected men with CD4 levels <350 cells/mm(3), CD4 counts ≥ 350 cells/mm(3), and HIV-negative men.
Methods: Two hundred forty-two HIV-infected men and a sample of 262 HIV-negative consenting men aged 12 years or older who requested free MMC were enrolled in a prospective study. Blood for HIV testing and a CD4 count were collected before surgery.