Program evaluation as an important practical implication of Van Howe and Storm’s paper

Mpho Selemogo

doi:10.4081/jphia.2011.e32

Program evaluation as an important practical implication of Van Howe and Storm’s paper

https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2011.e32

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2011)

Submitted: 24 March 2011
Accepted: 23 June 2011

Published: 5 September 2011

circumcision, program evaluation

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Mpho Selemogo
mphogift@yahoo.com
University of Botswana, Botswana.

Van Howe and Storm’s paper is commended for asking valid questions regarding the scientific evidence upon which circumcision as an HIV prevention strategy is based. The paper however gives no real practical suggestions as to what the way forward should be regarding the already rolled out circumcision programs in Africa. This contribution seeks to highlight the importance of rigorous program evaluation as a critical practical implication of the paper and a way forward for such programs.

Mpho Selemogo, University of Botswana

BMedSci, MBBS, MA(ethics). Public Health Medicine trainee, University of Botswana School of Medicine

Selemogo, M. (2011). Program evaluation as an important practical implication of Van Howe and Storm’s paper. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2(2), e32. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2011.e32