Acceptability of infant male circumcision as part of HIV prevention and male reproductive health efforts in Gaborone, Botswana, and surrounding areas
| Autor: | Daniel T. Halperin, Fatima Hussein, Joseph Makhema, Barbara Bassil, Shahin Lockman, Poloko Kebaabetswe, Chiapo Lesetedi, Rebeca M. Plank, Roger L. Shapiro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Program evaluation
Adult Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Social Psychology Adolescent Cross-sectional study Population Developing country Mothers HIV Infections Health Promotion Article Sex Factors medicine Humans education Reproductive health Aged education.field_of_study Botswana business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Newborn virus diseases Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Health psychology Infectious Diseases Health promotion Cross-Sectional Studies Circumcision Male Family medicine Female business |
| Zdroj: | AIDS and behavior. 14(5) |
| ISSN: | 1573-3254 |
| Popis: | Adult male circumcision reduces a man’s risk for heterosexual HIV acquisition. Infant circumcision is safer, easier and less costly but not widespread in southern Africa. Questionnaires were administered to sixty mothers of newborn boys in Botswana: 92% responded they would circumcise if the procedure were available in a clinical setting, primarily to prevent future HIV infection, and 85% stated the infant’s father must participate in the decision. Neonatal male circumcision appears to be acceptable in Botswana and deserves urgent attention in resource-limited regions with high HIV prevalence, with the aim to expand services in safe, culturally acceptable and sustainable ways. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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