Updated Parental Viewpoints on Male Neonatal Circumcision in the United States
| Autor: | Elizabeth A. Catlin, Hiyam Nadel, Erin E. Tracy, Marvin L. Wang, Eric A. Macklin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Adult
Male Parents Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Ethnic group Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Risk Assessment Cohort Studies Uncircumcised penis Reading (process) medicine Humans media_common Family Characteristics business.industry Papillomavirus Infections Age Factors Infant Newborn Viewpoints United States Circumcision Male Family medicine Practice Guidelines as Topic Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Hispanic ethnicity Female business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Pediatrics. 49:130-136 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2707 0009-9228 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0009922809346569 |
| Popis: | Through a questionnaire, the authors sought to elicit information about initial attitudes concerning circumcision after reading a summary of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Policy Statement and, again, after reading a description of recent HIV/HPV studies. Predictors of increased support for circumcision included having a prior circumcised boy and being US born. Predictors of decreased support included being of Hispanic ethnicity and believing that the uncircumcised penis was more culturally normal. After reading the AAP statement, 86% of respondents remained favorable of elective circumcision, whereas 13% viewed it less favorably. After reading the passage about the HIV/HPV studies, the majority maintained their initial level of support. Certain characteristics were associated with an individual’s desire to perform circumcision on his/her infant. Despite a slight decrease in support to perform circumcision after reading the AAP policy summary, respondents’ initial attitudes toward circumcision were unchanged after subsequent review of recent HIV/HPV research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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