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: Received: 7 June 2024 / Approved: 10 June 2024 / Online: 10 June 2024 (09:28:05 CEST)
How to cite:
Gotye, L.; Nomatshila, S.; Maake, K.; Chitha, W.; Mabunda, S.; Nyembezi, A. Acceptability of Medical Male Circumcision as an HIV preven-tion intervention among male learners in a South African high school. Preprints2024, 2024060533. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0533.v1
Gotye, L.; Nomatshila, S.; Maake, K.; Chitha, W.; Mabunda, S.; Nyembezi, A. Acceptability of Medical Male Circumcision as an HIV preven-tion intervention among male learners in a South African high school. Preprints 2024, 2024060533. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0533.v1
Gotye, L.; Nomatshila, S.; Maake, K.; Chitha, W.; Mabunda, S.; Nyembezi, A. Acceptability of Medical Male Circumcision as an HIV preven-tion intervention among male learners in a South African high school. Preprints2024, 2024060533. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0533.v1
APA Style
Gotye, L., Nomatshila, S., Maake, K., Chitha, W., Mabunda, S., & Nyembezi, A. (2024). Acceptability of Medical Male Circumcision as an HIV preven-tion intervention among male learners in a South African high school. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0533.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Gotye, L., Sikhumbuzo Mabunda and Anam Nyembezi. 2024 "Acceptability of Medical Male Circumcision as an HIV preven-tion intervention among male learners in a South African high school" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0533.v1
Abstract
Abstract: Circumcision is a long-standing and frequently performed surgical procedure which holds significant cultural significance among AmaXhosa people in South Africa. Due to cultural reasons in some parts of Africa, the integration of medical male circumcision with traditional manhood initiation rituals still lacks acceptance. This study examined the level of knowledge and acceptance of voluntary male medical circumcision (VMMC) among young males in a selected high school in the Nyandeni District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted, and a self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge of VMMC, percep-tions of VMMC, and circumcision practices. One Hundred participants were recruited from both grades 11 and 12, and 82% of the participants indicated that they had received information about VMMC. Most of the respondents (88%) preferred traditional male circumcision (TMC) and only 12% of respondents preferred VMMC. The participants displayed a good understanding of the distinction between VMMC and TMC. However, results from the study showed that most re-spondents exhibited low acceptability towards VMMC. These findings highlight the need to develop evidence-based strategies to enhance learners’ knowledge and acceptance of VMMC.
Keywords
voluntary male medical circumcision (VMMC); traditional male circumcision (TMC); AmaXhosa
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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