Acceptability, feasibility and appropriateness of intensified health education, SMS/phone tracing and transport reimbursement for uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision in a sexually transmitted infections clinic in Malawi: A mixed methods study

Mitch M. Matoga, Evaristar Kudowa, Mercy Tsidya, Jennifer Tseka, Beatrice Ndalama, Naomi Bonongwe, Esther Mathiya, Edward Jere, Dumbo Yatina, Blessings Kamtambe, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Charles S. Chasela, Sara Jewett

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301952
Published: 2025-01-24
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0301952,
  title = {Acceptability, feasibility and appropriateness of intensified health education, SMS/phone tracing and transport reimbursement for uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision in a sexually transmitted infections clinic in Malawi: A mixed methods study},
  author = {Mitch M. Matoga and Evaristar Kudowa and Mercy Tsidya and Jennifer Tseka and Beatrice Ndalama and Naomi Bonongwe and Esther Mathiya and Edward Jere and Dumbo Yatina and Blessings Kamtambe and Mina C. Hosseinipour and Charles S. Chasela and Sara Jewett},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLOS ONE},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0301952},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301952}
}

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AU  - Mercy Tsidya
AU  - Jennifer Tseka
AU  - Beatrice Ndalama
AU  - Naomi Bonongwe
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AU  - Edward Jere
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AU  - Charles S. Chasela
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Matoga, M. M., Kudowa, E., Tsidya, M., Tseka, J., Ndalama, B., Bonongwe, N., Mathiya, E., Jere, E., Yatina, D., Kamtambe, B., Hosseinipour, M. C., Chasela, C. S., & Jewett, S. (2025). Acceptability, feasibility and appropriateness of intensified health education, SMS/phone tracing and transport reimbursement for uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision in a sexually transmitted infections clinic in Malawi: A mixed methods study. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301952

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