Acceptability of male circumcision among male miners in Baise of Guangxi / 中国医学科学院学报
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
; (6): 313-317, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the acceptability of male circumcision among male miners in Baise, Guangxi, China.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A questionnaire-based survey on the willingness to be circumcised (WTC) and its influential factors were conducted among Guangxi male miners recruited by random cluster sampling.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of 569 subjects who were surveyed, 143 (25.13%) expressed their willingness to be circumcised. Univariate analysis showed that marital status, education level, and the awareness of the hazards of phimosis and redundant prepuce and reasons for circumcision were significantly different between WTC group and the non-WTC group (all P<0.05). Furthermore, the incidence of phimosis or redundant prepuce also significantly differed between these two groups (P=0.0001). Logistic regression analysis found marital status (OR=0.498ì95%CI=0.272-0.913), history of foreskin disease (OR=8.181, 95%CI=4.252-15.741), and awareness of the risk that a redundant prepuce may cause smegma (OR=1.713ì95%CI=1.090-2.693) were significantly correlated with the male miners WTC.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Male miners in this area have low WTC. Education on the basic knowledge of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and circumcision may help promote the application of circumcision.</p>
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Main subject:
Attitude to Health
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Logistic Models
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China
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Circumcision, Male
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Mining
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
Year:
2011
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Article