Factors influencing the uptake of male circumcision as HIV prevention strategy among adolescent boys in Nanogang Community Junior Secondary School (NCJSS) Gaborone, Botswana

Goshme, Yewondwossen Mulugeta

dc.contributor.advisor	Mavundla, T. R.
dc.contributor.author	Goshme, Yewondwossen Mulugeta
dc.date.accessioned	2013-04-02T12:26:32Z
dc.date.available	2013-04-02T12:26:32Z
dc.date.issued	2013-04-02
dc.date.submitted	2013-04
dc.identifier.citation	Goshme, Yewondwossen Mulugeta (2013) Factors influencing the uptake of male circumcision as HIV prevention strategy among adolescent boys in Nanogang Community Junior Secondary School (NCJSS) Gaborone, Botswana, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8837>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8837
dc.description.abstract	A quantitative and descriptive type of study design was followed using structured self-administered questionnaires distributed among 84 conveniently selected male adolescent learners from Nanogang Community Junior Secondary School (NCJSS) in Gaborone. The purpose of this study was to describe factors that influence the uptake of safe male circumcision (SMC) as a human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategy among male adolescent learners. The study findings show that protection from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was found to be the main reason for adolescent learners undergoing male circumcision (MC) (p<.01). Reasons such as maintenance of genital hygiene, culture, religion, and the enhancement of sexual pleasure were not found to be significant factors. Misconceptions such as the belief that girls do not like circumcised partners were found to be the main reason for adolescent learners not undergoing MC (p<.05). A number of factors which were claimed in previous studies to be obstacles for the uptake of MC, such as surgical complications, peer pressure, stigma, and discrimination, were not found to be major obstacles	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 75 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.rights	University of South Africa
dc.subject	Male circumcision (MC)	en
dc.subject	Safe male circumcision (SMC)	en
dc.subject	Benefits of MC	en
dc.subject	Risks of MC	en
dc.subject	Factors that hinder the uptake of MC	en
dc.subject	Factors that facilitate the uptake of MC	en
dc.subject	HIV prevention	en
dc.subject.ddc	617.463096883
dc.subject.lcsh	Circumcision -- Botswana -- Gaborone	en
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV infections -- Botswana -- Gaborone -- Prevention	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Nanogang Community Junior Secondary School	en
dc.title	Factors influencing the uptake of male circumcision as HIV prevention strategy among adolescent boys in Nanogang Community Junior Secondary School (NCJSS) Gaborone, Botswana	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Public Health)