Delivering PrePex Medical Male Circumcision Services Through a Mobile Clinic: The Experience From a Pilot Project in North West Province, South Africa.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr

*The Department of Epidemiological Research, The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa; †The School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; and ‡The Division of Global HIV/AIDS, The Centres for Disease Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA.

Published: June 2016

We describe the implementation of a pilot project to demonstrate the safety and feasibility of providing PrePex circumcision from a mobile clinic. We analyzed available project diary entries and staff meeting minutes to identify challenges encountered. The main challenges identified were (1) daily time constraints because of setting up procedures, (2) transportation logistics for clients when the mobile clinic had moved to a different location, (3) integration and coordination of staff responsibilities, and (4) recruitment for PrePex services in the mobile clinic. The provision of PrePex device circumcision through a mobile clinic was feasible but careful planning and review of operational procedures were needed to resolve the implementation challenges.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4936418PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000798DOI Listing

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