Kigozi, GodfreyMusoke, RichardAnyokorit, MargaretNkale, JamesKighoma, NehemiahSsebanenya, WilliamMwinike, JoshuaWatya, StephenNalugoda, FredKagaayi, JosephNalwoga, GraceNakigozi, GertrudeKiwanuka, NoahMakumbi, FrederickLutalo, TomSerwadda, DavidWawer, MariaGray, Ronald2022-01-242022-01-242012Kigozi, G., Musoke, R., Anyokorit, M., Nkale, J., Kighoma, N., Ssebanenya, W., ... & Gray, R. (2012). Use of a mixture of lignocaine and bupivacaine vs lignocaine alone for male circumcision under local anaesthesia in Rakai, Uganda. BJU international, 109(7), 1068-1071. doi:10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10505.x10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10505.xhttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1547Male circumcision (MC) has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV acquisition by 50 – 60% [ 1 – 3 ] and the WHO now recommends it as one of the proven methods for HIV prevention [ 4 ] . Several programmes in sub-Saharan Africa have initiated MC implementation. For MC to be effective at a community level there is need to achieve high MC coverage, and modelling suggests that the higher the prevalence of MC the greater the impact on HIV incidence [ 5 ] . One reason consistently cited by men for not accepting MC is fear of pain during surgery [ 6 – 10 ] . Our experience in Rakai is that when men are offered MC, only a few men initially come for surgery, and the majority, fearing pain, wait to hear the experiences of men who have had surgery.enMale circumcisionLocal anaesthesiaLignocaineBupivacainePain controlAnaesthetic mixtureArticle