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Mozambique reaches 63% male circumcision threshold – Report

6:38 CAT | 16 May 2017

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A survey conducted by Immunisation, Malaria and HIV/AIDS (IMASIDA) has revealed that Mozambique has managed to achieve a 63-percent increase in the rate of male circumcision among men aged 15-49 out of the country’s 23 million population, APA learnt here on Monday. The research, commissioned by Mozambique’s National Institute of Health), aimed to determine the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the general population and provide information on health indicators such as knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in relation to the disease.

According to the interim IMASIDA survey, Niassa province led the national list with a rate of 95 percent of circumcised men, followed by Nampula with 93 percent and Cabo Delgado with 84 percent, indicators that place the north of the country with the highest and most encouraging figure.

According to the report, Tete province in the central region of the country had the lowest rate of circumcised men, at only nine percent.

The IMASIDA final report, which includes data on all other health indicators, will be presented to the government in August.

Mozambique has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world, estimated at 13.2 percent in 2015.

The state contributes around five percent to spending on programmes, according to 2016 data, basically paying health worker salaries and allowing donors such as the United States to pick up the rest.

Source: APA