dc.contributor.author | Herman-Roloff, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Otieno, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Agot, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndinya-Achola, JO | |
dc.contributor.author | Bailey, RC | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-22T14:12:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-22T14:12:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | PLoS One. 2011;6(5):e19814 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/21603622 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16521 | |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND:
Numerous studies have demonstrated that male circumcision (MC) reduces the incidence of the Type-1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among heterosexual men by at least half.
METHODS:
One year after the launch of a national Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision program in Kenya, this study conducted 12 focus group discussions among uncircumcised men in Nyanza Province to assess the revealed, non-hypothetical, facilitators and barriers to the uptake of MC.
RESULTS:
The primary barriers to MC uptake included time away from work; culture and religion; possible adverse events; and the post-surgical abstinence period. The primary facilitators of MC uptake included hygiene; social pressure; protection against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections; and improved sexual performance and satisfaction.
CONCLUSIONS:
Some activities which might increase MC uptake include dispelling MC misconceptions; increasing involvement of religious leaders, women's groups, and peer mobilizers for MC promotion; and increasing the relevance of MC among men who are already practicing an HIV prevention method | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Acceptability of medical male circumcision among uncircumcised men in Kenya one year after the launch of the national male circumcision program | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois | en |
local.publisher | Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi | en |