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dc.contributor.authorPerkins, Jessica M
dc.contributor.authorKakuhikire, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorBaguma, Charles
dc.contributor.authorJeon, Sehee
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Sarah F
dc.contributor.authorDongre, Rohit
dc.contributor.authorKyokunda, Viola
dc.contributor.authorJuliet, Mercy
dc.contributor.authorSatinsky, Emily N
dc.contributor.authorComfort, Alison B
dc.contributor.authorSiedner, Mark J
dc.contributor.authorAshaba, Scholastic
dc.contributor.authorTsai, Alexander C
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-03T13:11:29Z
dc.date.available2024-01-03T13:11:29Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationPerkins, J. M., Kakuhikire, B., Baguma, C., Jeon, S., Walker, S. F., Dongre, R., ... & Tsai, A. C. (2023). Male circumcision uptake and misperceived norms about male circumcision: Cross-sectional, population-based study in rural Uganda. Journal of Global Health, 13, 04149-04149.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/3311
dc.description.abstractBackground: Over the past decade, 15 high-priority countries in eastern and southern Africa have promoted voluntary medical male circumcision for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention. The prevalence of male circumcision in Uganda nearly doubled from 26% in 2011 to 43% in 2016, but remains below the 2020 target level. Little is known about how common male circumcision is perceived to be, how accurate such perceptions are, and whether they are associated with men’s own circumcision uptake. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of all adult residents of eight villages in Rwampara District, southwestern Uganda in 2020-2022. We elicited their perceptions of the adult male circumcision prevalence within their village: >50% (most men), 10% to <50% (some), <10%, (few to none), or do not know. We compared their perceived norms to the aggregated prevalence of circumcision reported in these villages. We used a modified multivariable Poisson regression model to estimate the association between perceived norms and personal circumcision uptake among men. Results: We surveyed 1566 participants (91% response rate): 698 men and 868 women. Among the men, 167 (27%) reported being circumcised, including 167/444 (38%) men <50 years of age. Approximately one-fourth of the population (189 (27%) men and 177 (20%) women) believed that few to no men in their own village had been circumcised. In a multivariable regression model, men who underestimated the prevalence of male circumcision were less likely to be circumcised themselves (adjusted relative risk (aRR) = 0.51; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.37-0.83). Conclusions: In this population-based study in rural Uganda, one-fourth of men underestimated the prevalence of male circumcision. Men who underestimated the extent of circumcision uptake were themselves less likely to be circumcised. If the observed association is causal and underestimates within the population contribute to low uptake, then interventions correcting these misperceived norms could increase uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUS National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01MH113494en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Global Healthen_US
dc.subjectMale circumcisionen_US
dc.subjectNormsen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleMale circumcision uptake and misperceived norms about male circumcision: Cross-sectional, population-based study in rural Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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