Acceptability of medical male circumcision among uncircumcised men in Kenya one year after the launch of the national male circumcision program.
PLoS One
; 6(5): e19814, 2011.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21603622
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.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
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Circuncisão Masculina
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Programas Nacionais de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Implementation_research
Limite:
Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS One
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article