| Title |
Male Circumcision in the General Population of Kisumu, Kenya: Beliefs about Protection, Risk Behaviors, HIV, and STIs
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0015552 |
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| Authors |
Matthew Westercamp, Robert C. Bailey, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Michele Montandon, Zachary Kwena, Craig R. Cohen |
| Abstract |
Using a population-based survey we examined the behaviors, beliefs, and HIV/HSV-2 serostatus of men and women in the traditionally non-circumcising community of Kisumu, Kenya prior to establishment of voluntary medical male circumcision services. A total of 749 men and 906 women participated. Circumcision status was not associated with HIV/HSV-2 infection nor increased high risk sexual behaviors. In males, preference for being or becoming circumcised was associated with inconsistent condom use and increased lifetime number of sexual partners. Preference for circumcision was increased with understanding that circumcised men are less likely to become infected with HIV. |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Sweden | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| South Africa | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 63 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 18 | 27% |
| Researcher | 12 | 18% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 20% |
| Unknown | 11 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 35% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 12% |
| Philosophy | 1 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 14 | 21% |