"Now we are in a different time; various bad diseases have come." understanding men's acceptability of male circumcision for HIV prevention in a moderate prevalence setting

Bibliographic Data

ID15365366
AuthorsAngela Kelly-Hanku (0000-0003-0152-2954, UNSW Sydney, corresponding author), Angela Kelly (0000-0002-5823-4833), Martha Kupul (0000-0002-0937-1057, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research), Lisa Fitzgerald (0000-0002-0252-2246, The University of Queensland), Herick Aeno (0000-0001-7373-541X, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research), James Neo (0000-0001-9510-0167, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research), Richard Naketrumb (0000-0002-0733-6426, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research), Peter Siba (Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research), John M Kaldor, John Kaldor (0000-0002-7639-4355, UNSW Sydney), Andrew J Vallely (0000-0003-1558-4822, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research), Andrew Vallely, of the Male Circumcision Acceptability and Impact Study team
Year2012
Volume12
Issue1
Pages67-67
Publication date2012-01-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-12-67
PMID22264256
PMCIDPMC3298502
OpenAlexW2095023640
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited48

This is one of the first community-based MC acceptability studies conducted in a moderate prevalence setting outside of Africa. Research findings from this study suggest that a future MC program for HIV prevention would be widely accepted by men in PNG

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Focus group · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Inclusion (mineral · Intervention (counseling · Male circumcision · Pathology · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Qualitative research · Reproductive health · Demography · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Genital Health and Disease · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urologic and reproductive health conditions · Epidemiology · Gerontology

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