Predictors of male circumcision incidence in a traditionally non-circumcising South African population-based cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Voluntary medical male circumcision has been promoted in high HIV prevalence settings to prevent HIV acquisition in males. However, the uptake of circumcision in many sub-Saharan African settings remains low. While many studies have measured circumcision prevalence, understanding circumcision incidence and its predictors is vital to achieving ambitious circumcision prevalence targets.

Setting

Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Methods

We measured circumcision incidence over the period 2009-2014 in a longitudinal population-based cohort with high HIV prevalence and low circumcision prevalence. Multivariable survival models with Weibull distributions were used to assess socio-demographic, behavioral and biological predictors of circumcision incidence.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Ortblad KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6300268 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature