Male circumcision for HIV prevention
Awareness, risk compensation, and risk perceptions among South African women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15540873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Seth C Kalichman (0000-0002-0912-5112, University of Connecticut, corresponding author), Catherine Mathews (0000-0001-5368-1127, South African Medical Research Council), Moira O Kalichman (0000-0003-4495-4140, University of Connecticut), Lisa A Eaton (University of Connecticut), Koena Nkoko (City of Cape Town) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1682-1690 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-1692 • E-ISSN: 1744-1706 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17441692.2018.1427277 |
| PMID | 29368579 |
| OpenAlex | W2793372445 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 32 |
Medical male circumcision (MMC) is a proven method of HIV risk reduction for men in southern Africa. MMC promotion campaigns and scale-up programmes are widely implemented throughout the Republic of South Africa. However, the impact of promoting MMC on women's awareness, beliefs, and behaviours has been understudied. We conducted a self-administered anonymous survey of 279 women receiving health services in an impoverished township located in Cape Town, South Africa. Results showed that two in three women were unaware that male circumcision partially protects men from contracting HIV. Women who were aware of MMC for HIV prevention also endorsed beliefs that male circumcision reduces the need for men to worry about HIV and reduces the need for men to use condoms. Male circumcision awareness was also related to reduced perceptions of HIV risk among women. Multivariable models showed that women's MMC awareness, circumcision risk compensation beliefs, and risk perceptions were associated with decreased condom use and higher HIV risk index scores defined as number of condomless vaginal intercourse X number of sex partners. These results suggest a need for MMC education efforts tailored for women living in communities with high-HIV prevalence where men are targeted for MMC
Condom · Environmental health · Family medicine · Gynecology · Health services · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Male circumcision · Perception · Population · Psychiatry · Risk compensation · Risk perception · Syphilis · Worry · Demography · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Genital Health and Disease · Medicine · Psychology · Urologic and reproductive health conditions
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| Citations per year | 0.57 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2021 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |