Scaling Up and Sustaining Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Maintaining HIV Prevention Benefits

Figures & Tables

TABLE Progress Toward Target VMMC Coverage (%) in 11 Priority Regions of Tanzania by Age Group, 2010–2014

Region	10–14 Years		15–19 Years		20–24 Years		25–29 Years		30–34 Years		35–49 Years		15–49 Years
Region	2010	2014	2010	2014	2010	2014	2010	2014	2010	2014	2010	2014	2010	2014
Geita	10	35	16	38	22	31	22	27	23	26	23	29	21	31
Iringa^a	15	100	32	99	35	72	24	55	28	46	26	40	29	63
Kagera	19	40	34	55	40	55	36	48	44	48	39	48	38	51
Katavi	12	31	27	47	30	44	23	37	18	33	21	29	24	38
Mbeya	15	60	33	71	36	55	25	44	29	39	26	35	30	49
Mwanza	28	45	42	59	59	68	58	65	62	66	62	75	56	67
Njombe^a	15	100	32	100	35	97	24	68	28	53	26	43	29	80
Rukwa	12	40	27	52	30	43	23	36	18	31	21	28	24	38
Shinyanga	10	49	18	67	22	66	20	49	24	38	21	31	21	50
Simiyu	10	47	18	58	22	55	20	41	24	34	21	30	21	44
Tabora	19	49	33	63	40	59	36	51	43	51	39	49	38	55
All 11 priority regions	20	55	40	75	49	70	41	60	46	55	43	54	44	63

Abbreviation: VMMC, voluntary medical male circumcision.
↵a Iringa and Njombe are traditionally non-circumcising regions that have made substantial progress toward their regional targets, including reaching complete VMMC saturation among adolescents.
Sources: Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey 2007-08²⁶ and DMPPT (Decision Makers’ Program Planning Tool) 2.1 modeling by Project SOAR (Supporting Operational AIDS Research).