ArticleAIDS and behavior2016
Factors Associated with Preference for Early Infant Male Circumcision Among a Representative Sample of Parents in Homa Bay County, Western Kenya.
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- Association of Male Circumcision with Women's Knowledge of its Biomedical Effects and With Their Sexual Satisfaction and Function: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2019Pooled it
- ShangRing versus Mogen clamp for early infant male circumcision in eastern sub-Saharan Africa: a multicentre, non-inferiority, adaptive, randomised controlled trial.The Lancet. Global health · 2022Trial
- Male infant circumcision and associated factors in Konso Zone Southern Ethiopia: community based survey.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Zambian Parents' Perspectives on Early-Infant Versus Early-Adolescent Male Circumcision.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Uncircumcised, Kenyan Men's Desire for Circumcision for Their Infant Sons.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- Unpacking early infant male circumcision decision-making using qualitative findings from Zimbabwe.BMC international health and human rights · 2017Article
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- Why wait? We need to scale-up infant male circumcision for global HIV control.AIDS (London, England) · 2016Article
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Abstract
Several countries scaling-up adult medical male circumcision (MMC) for HIV prevention intend to introduce early infant male circumcision (EIMC). To assess preference for EIMC in a community with a mature adult MMC program, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of mothers (n = 613) and fathers (n = 430) of baby boys ("index son") at 16 health facilities in western Kenya. Most (59 %) were for EIMC, generally. Just 29 % were for circumcising the index son. Pain and protection from HIV were the most frequently cited barrier and facilitator to EIMC, respectively. In multivariable logistic regression, ever talking with the partner about EIMC and positive serostatus were associated with preference for EIMC for the index son. Attitudes towards EIMC are favorable. Willingness to circumcise an infant son is modest. To facilitate EIMC uptake, education about EIMC pain management and encouraging discussion between parents about EIMC during pregnancy should be integrated into programs.
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