Kasonde Bowa

Biographic Data

ID7730983
NAMEKasonde Bowa
GIVEN NAMESKasonde
FAMILY NAMEBowa
SIGNATUREBOWA K
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Lusaka
ORCID0000-0001-7032-7998
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Dissemination and implementation of an evidence-based voluntary medical male circumcision program

    Open AccessStephen M Wei, Stephen M Weiss et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Despite compelling evidence linking voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) with 60–70% HIV risk reduction in sub-Saharan Africa, Zambian men have been especially reluctant to undergo VMMC. The Government of Zambia set targets for VMMC uptake and promoted community-level interventions. Spear & Shield (S&S) is an innovative, evidence-based, service program promoting VMMC uptake while ensuring both VMMC supply and demand. This study assessed the…

  • Factors influencing neonatal male circumcision uptake among expecting couples in Zambia

    Oliver Mweemba, Violeta J Rodríguez et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2024

    Male circumcision is a protective HIV prevention strategy. However, uncircumcised Zambian men are reluctant to undergo voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). Tailored interventions are necessary to stimulate the uptake of early infant male circumcision (EIMC) and VMMC in Zambia. This feasibility study presents the formative process of utilising the PRECEDE framework in the development of a family-centred EIMC/VMMC intervention, Like Father L…

  • Early Infant Male Circumcision Decisions in Zambia

    Open AccessKaylin M Yudice, Violeta J Rodríguez et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024

    Public health initiatives in Zambia encourage the uptake of early infant male circumcision (EIMC) as an HIV prevention strategy. This study assessed EIMC parental decision-making during perinatal care in Lusaka, Zambia, focusing on the influence of sociodemographic factors, family, and friends. A longitudinal pilot perinatal intervention, Like Father Like Son (LFLS), was implemented among 300 couples attending antenatal clinics in four urban comm…

  • Zambian Parents’ Perspectives on Early-Infant Versus Early-Adolescent Male Circumcision

    Open AccessVioleta J Rodríguez, Stephen M Wei et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

  • Acceptability of neonatal male circumcision in Lusaka, Zambia

    Emily Waters, Elizabeth Stringer et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2012

    Neonatal male circumcision (NMC) is being scaled up in Zambia and elsewhere in Southern Africa as a long-term HIV prevention strategy. We conducted 12 focus group discussions with 129 parents and grandparents in Lusaka, recruited from two sites providing free NMC services and information about NMC, to explore the acceptability of circumcising newborn boys. Most participants recognized the benefits of circumcision for HIV prevention, and the advan…

  • Acceptability and Uptake of Neonatal Male Circumcision in Lusaka, Zambia

    Open AccessEmily Waters, Michelle Li et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2012