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Correlates of Male Circumcision in Eastern and Southern African Countries: Establishing a Baseline Prior to VMMC Scale-Up

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Correlates of Male Circumcision in Eastern and Southern African Countries: Establishing a Baseline Prior to VMMC Scale-Up
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PLOS ONE, June 2014
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0100775
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Khai Hoan Tram, Jane T. Bertrand

Abstract

Despite the importance of male circumcision (MC) prevalence to HIV prevention efforts in Eastern and Southern Africa, there has been no systematic analysis on the correlates of male circumcision. This analysis identifies correlates of MC in 12 countries in the region with available data.

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Country Count As %
Namibia 1 1%
Unknown 77 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 17 22%
Student > Postgraduate 11 14%
Researcher 10 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 5%
Other 12 15%
Unknown 17 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 27 35%
Social Sciences 10 13%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 10%
Psychology 4 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 5%
Other 6 8%
Unknown 19 24%