Acceptability of male circumcision among mothers with male children in Mysore, India
Acceptability of male circumcision among mothers with male children in Mysore, India
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10.1097/qad.0b013e3282ffde52
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发表时间：
2008-05-11
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3.8
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Klausner, Jeffrey D.
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Madhivanan, Purnima;Krupp, Karl;Klausner, Jeffrey D.
目的：目前关于印度男性包皮环切术可接受性的信息很少。本研究调查了印度母亲与男性children.Design的男性包皮环切术的可接受性：一个横断面调查进行了方便的样本795名妇女参加生殖健康诊所在迈索尔，印度，2007年1月至4月之间。结果：1012邀请合格的参与者，795名妇女同意参加（响应率= 78.5%）。大多数妇女是印度教徒（78%），18%是穆斯林，4%是基督徒。大约26%的受访者没有受过教育，29%的受访者受过7年的教育，42%的受访者受过8-12年的教育，3%的受访者受过12年以上的教育。在妇女被告知男性包皮环切术的风险和好处后，大多数有未接受包皮环切术的儿童的妇女（n = 564，81%）表示，如果在安全的医院环境中提供免费手术，她们肯定会为孩子进行包皮环切术，少数妇女（n = 50，7%）表示她们可能会考虑该手术。只有7名妇女（1%）说，他们肯定/可能不会考虑男性包皮环切术，63（9%）是不确定的。结论：由于男性包皮环切术已被发现，以减少男性感染艾滋病毒的风险，重要的是要确定其可接受性作为一个潜在的艾滋病毒预防策略在印度。这项研究发现，在印度迈索尔，男性包皮环切术在许多有男孩的母亲中是高度可接受的。需要进一步研究父亲和其他人群的接受程度。(C)2008年威科健康Lippincott威廉姆斯&威尔金斯。
Objective: There is currently little information on the acceptability of male circumcision in India. This study investigated the acceptability of male circumcision among Indian mothers with male children.Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a convenience sample of 795 women attending a reproductive health clinic in Mysore, India, between January and April 2007.Results: Of the 1012 invited eligible participants, 795 women agreed to participate (response rate = 78.5%). The majority of women were Hindus (78%), 18% were Muslims, and 4% were Christians. About 26% of respondents had no schooling, 29% had 7 years of schooling, 42% had 8-12 years, and 3% had more than 12 years. After women were informed about the risks and benefits of male circumcision, a majority of women with uncircumcised children (n = 564, 81%) said they would definitely circumcise their children if the procedure were offered in a safe hospital setting, free of charge, and a smaller number (n = 50, 7%) said they would probably consider the procedure. Only seven women (1%) said that they would definitely/probably not consider male circumcision, and 63 (9%) were unsure.Conclusion: Since male circumcision has been found to decrease risk of HIV infection among men, it is important to determine its acceptability as a potential HIV prevention strategy in India. This study found male circumcision to be highly acceptable among a broad range of mothers with male children in Mysore, India. Further studies of acceptability among fathers and other populations are warranted. (C) 2008 Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.