Examining the Relationship Between Traditional Male Circumcision and Attitude Towards Alcohol Consumption Among Youth in Marakwet East Sub County.

Abstract

This is a project which has explored the interaction between traditional male circumcisions on alcohol consumption among the Marakwet people of Kenya. Introduction explains how circumcision came to be embraced by various cultures in the world this leads to the physical and psychological effects that rites of passage has to the individual and the community which include molding their perception and behavior which in psychology is the attitude. In the justification it explains how the research will be of help to counties as the draft their laws, there is discussion on how the confounding variables Age, Education, Family background, religion and social economic status may influence individual’s view of alcohol in terms of behavior, belief and feelings. The area of study is Marakwet east sub-county and the research design that was mixed method. it involved extensively analyzing and establishing the relationship between traditional male circumcision and attitude towards consumption of alcohol among young male adults. The target population for the study was young male adults. A sample of 388 young male adults was targeted but for various reasons total of 257 respondents from the four divisions participated. Data collection involved administration of questionnaires and a focus group discussion. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Qualitative data was analyzed according to the themes and patterns formed. The findings were that religious denominations had the greatest contribution on the belief and knowledge towards initiate’s alcohol consumption with age of the respondent contributing the least to belief and knowledge towards initiate’s alcohol consumption. As all tests (multiple regression, chi-square and Pearson correlation) for the relationship age and type of circumcision and behavior towards alcohol consumption among youths in Marakwet East Sub-county. Similarly, for the relationship between age and type of circumcision and emotion regulation towards alcohol consumption among youths in Marakwet East Sub-county had significant results. Finally, for the relationship between type of circumcision and attitude towards alcohol consumption among youths in Marakwet East Sub-county had significant results