Knowledge and practice of male circumcision among male youth in relation to HIV prevention at Njamba secondary school.
BACKGROUND: Male circumcision has been shown to reduce the risk in men of acquiring HIV heterosexually by 60%. The HIV epidemic being more prevalent among young people between the ages of 1 5 to 25, efforts are underway to scale up access of circumcision services to communities where HIV prevalence...
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Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
2022
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| Online Access: | http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/369 |
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Add Tag | Summary: | BACKGROUND: Male circumcision has been shown to reduce the risk in men of acquiring HIV heterosexually by 60%. The HIV epidemic being more prevalent among young people
between the ages of 1 5 to 25, efforts are underway to scale up access of circumcision services to communities where HIV prevalence is high and traditionally do not circumcise males.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify the knowledge and practice of male 1 circumcision among male youth in relation to HIV prevention.
METHODS: A descriptive qualitative method was used and data was collected by using interview guide. The study participants were selected conveniently of 15 male youth aged between 15 to 25 years old and in forms three and four.
RESULTS: Forty percent of participants (6) mentioned unprotected sexual intercourse as a method of acquiring HIV, 26% (4) said casual sex, and 13% (2) mentioned through the exchange of body fluids. As regards to prevention of HIV, majority of the participants 60% (9) mentioned abstinence while 40% (6) mentioned the use of condoms. All participants (100%) knew what
MC was. When asked if they preferred to get circumcised, all participants denied, 33%
mentioning fear of acquiring infections, 27% mentioned lack of knowledge about circumcision and 27% mentioned absence of the practice in their tribe as the major reasons. However, all participants (100%) preferred if circumcision was done in hospital settings by trained health workers. CONCLUSION: The study participants have adequate knowledge about HIV in terms of transmission and prevention. However, there was knowledge deficit about MC and its relationship with HIV prevention in majority of the participants.
RECOMMENDATONS: Acceptability of MC among the male youth has to be focused more in providing information and circumcision services in hospitals by trained health workers. |
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