Evaluation of the Acceptability and Safety of the ShangRing Device for Male Circumcision in Shinyanga, Tanzania

Inclusion Criteria: * Be an uncircumcised male aged 13 years or older * Be seeking medical circumcision at one of the study sites * Consent to an HIV test, unless they were known to be HIV-positive * Agree to be circumcised using the ShangRing device * Have their penis fit into one of the ShangRing ring sizes available during the study * Be able to understand the evaluation procedures and requirements * Agree to abstain from sexual intercourse and masturbation for six weeks after ring removal, for a total of seven weeks * Live within 30 kilometers of the facility in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania * Be willing to provide valid contact information (i.e., telephone number, address of residence, place of employment, and other locator information) and be willing to receive communications and/or follow-up visits * Have an activated mobile phone or access to a mobile phone * Agree to return for a follow-up visit to assess healing at day 49 (42 days post-removal) * Agree to a ten-day post-placement (three days post-removal) telephone call to assess and detect symptoms of AEs * Be able to communicate in English and/or Kiswahili * Be capable and willing to provide written informed consent (18 years and older) or written informed consent from a parent guardian (13-17 years) to participate for both HIV testing services and VMMC services Exclusion Criteria: * A cognitive impairment that prevented the client from providing consent * Any health condition (reported or observed) that was a con…