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Factors Influencing Chinese Male's Willingness to Undergo Circumcision: A Cross-Sectional Study in Western China

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Title
Factors Influencing Chinese Male's Willingness to Undergo Circumcision: A Cross-Sectional Study in Western China
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PLOS ONE, January 2012
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0030198
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Xiaobo Yang, Abu S. Abdullah, Bo Wei, Junjun Jiang, Wei Deng, Bo Qin, Weili Yan, Qianqiu Wang, Chaohui Zhong, Qian Wang, Yuhua Ruan, Yunfeng Zou, Peiyan Xie, Fumei Wei, Na Xu, Hao Liang

Abstract

Male circumcision (MC) has been shown to reduce the risk of female to male transmission of HIV. The goal of this survey was to explore the acceptability of MC among the Chinese and to identify factors associated with circumcision preference.

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Country Count As %
United States 2 3%
United Kingdom 1 2%
Unknown 57 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 13 22%
Student > Master 11 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 8%
Student > Bachelor 5 8%
Other 9 15%
Unknown 10 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 23 38%
Social Sciences 7 12%
Psychology 6 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 3%
Other 5 8%
Unknown 12 20%