ArticleAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicine2016
Factors contributing to the low uptake of medical male circumcision in Mutare Rural District, Zimbabwe.
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- Factors Associated with Low Uptake of Medical Male Circumcision Among Adolescent Boys in Tanzania: A Multinomial Logistic Regression Modeling.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Factors Influencing the Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Among Boda-Boda Riders Aged 18-49 Years in Hoima, Western Uganda.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Factors Associated with Low Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision as HIV-Prevention Strategy among Men Aged 18-49 Years from Nyanza District, Rwanda.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
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- Incorporating Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Into Traditional Circumcision Contexts: Experiences of a Local Consortium in Zimbabwe Collaborating With an Ethnic Group.Global health, science and practice · 2019Article
- A cross-sectional study of the factors associated with male circumcision status among college youth in Ndola, Zambia, 2016.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2019Article
- Safety and efficacy of the PrePex device in HIV-positive men: A single-arm study in Zimbabwe.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundMedical male circumcision (MMC) has become a significant dimension of HIV prevention interventions, after the results of three randomised controlled trials in Uganda, South Africa and Kenya demonstrated that circumcision has a protective effect against contracting HIV of up to 60%. Following recommendations by the World Health Organization, Zimbabwe in 2009 adopted voluntary MMC as an additional HIV prevention strategy to the existing ABC behaviour change model. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is thus to investigate the factors contributing to the low uptake of MMC.
methodsThe study was a quantitative cross-sectional survey conducted in Mutare rural district, Zimbabwe. Questionnaires with open- and closed-ended questions were administered to the eligible respondents. The target population were male participants aged 15-29 who met the inclusion criteria. The households were systematically selected with a sample size of 234. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used to analyse the data.
resultsSocioculturally, circumcised men are viewed as worthless (37%), shameful (30%) and are tainted as promiscuous (20%), psychological factors reported were infection and delayed healing (39%), being ashamed and dehumanised (58%), stigmatised and discriminated (40.2%) and fear of having an erection during treatment period (89.7%) whilst socio-economic factors were not having time, as it will take their time from work (58%) and complications may arise leading to spending money on treatment (84%).
conclusionKnowledge deficits regarding male medical circumcision lead to low uptake, education on male medical circumcision and its benefits. Comprehensive sexual health education should target men and dispel negative attitudes related to the use of health services.
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