Behavior change pathways to voluntary medical male circumcision: narrative interviews with circumcision clients in Zambia.

ABSTRACT: As an HIV prevention strategy, the scale-up of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is underway in 14 countries in Africa. For prevention impact, these countries must perform millions of circumcisions in adolescent and adult men before 2015. Although acceptability of VMMC in the region is well documented and service delivery efforts have proven successful, countries remain behind in meeting circumcision targets. A better understanding of men's VMMC-seeking behaviors and experiences is needed to improve communication and interventions to accelerate uptake. To this end, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 40 clients waiting for surgical circumcision at clinics in Zambia. Based on Stages of Change behavioral theory, men were asked to recount how they learned about adult circumc

SUBMITTER: Price JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4222873 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature