Male circumcision uptake and misperceived norms about male circumcision: Cross-sectional, population-based study in rural Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past decade, 15 high-priority countries in eastern and southern Africa have promoted voluntary medical male circumcision for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention. The prevalence of male circumcision in Uganda nearly doubled from 26% in 2011 to 43% in 2016, but remains below the 2020 target level. Little is known about how common male circumcision is perceived to be, how accurate such perceptions are, and whether they are associated with men's own circumcision uptake.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study of all adult residents of eight villages in Rwampara District, southwestern Uganda in 2020-2022. We elicited their perceptions of the adult male circumcision prevalence within their village: >50% (m

SUBMITTER: Perkins JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731132 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature