| Title |
Attitudes, Perceptions and Potential Uptake of Male Circumcision among Older Men in Turkana County, Kenya Using Qualitative Methods
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0083998 |
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| Authors |
Kate Macintyre, Katherine Andrinopoulos, Natome Moses, Marta Bornstein, Athanasius Ochieng, Erin Peacock, Jane Bertrand |
| Abstract |
In many communities, older men (i.e., over 25 years of age) have not come forward for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) services. Reasons for low demand among this group of men are not well understood, and may vary across geographic and cultural contexts. This paper examines the facilitators and barriers to VMMC demand in Turkana County, Kenya, with a focus on older men. This is one of the regions targeted by the VMMC program in Kenya because the Turkana ethnic group does not traditionally circumcise, and the rates of HIV and STD transmission are high. |
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