TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of male circumcision among married couples in Rural Malawi
AU - Shacham, Enbal
AU - Godlonton, Susan
AU - Thornton, Rebecca L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: Funding for this study was provided by Michigan Center for Demography of Aging (MiCDA), OVPR, and Rackham at the University of Michigan as well as the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. We acknowledge the extensive contributions of the field team.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2013.
PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is being suggested as an essential HIV prevention strategy in high-prevalence areas. These analyses reflect data collected from 360 married couples, 50% of which included a circumcised husband and the other 50% uncircumcised, in rural Malawi. Regardless of their circumcision status, men were more likely to perceive that being circumcised was less painful than having a tooth pulled, giving birth, and having malaria. Men reported having the same sexual pleasure regardless of the circumcision status, while women were 2.0 times more likely to report greater sexual pleasure with a circumcised partner. Participants identified the medical benefits of VMMC and highlighted the potential personal benefits of VMMC. As VMMC has become a promising method of HIV prevention, this study revealed opportunities for intervention development to increase rates of VMMC among men.
AB - Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is being suggested as an essential HIV prevention strategy in high-prevalence areas. These analyses reflect data collected from 360 married couples, 50% of which included a circumcised husband and the other 50% uncircumcised, in rural Malawi. Regardless of their circumcision status, men were more likely to perceive that being circumcised was less painful than having a tooth pulled, giving birth, and having malaria. Men reported having the same sexual pleasure regardless of the circumcision status, while women were 2.0 times more likely to report greater sexual pleasure with a circumcised partner. Participants identified the medical benefits of VMMC and highlighted the potential personal benefits of VMMC. As VMMC has become a promising method of HIV prevention, this study revealed opportunities for intervention development to increase rates of VMMC among men.
KW - HIV prevention
KW - Malawi
KW - rural sub-Saharan Africa
KW - voluntary medical male circumcision
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U2 - 10.1177/2325957413508319
DO - 10.1177/2325957413508319
M3 - Article
C2 - 24162614
AN - SCOPUS:84907271852
SN - 2325-9574
VL - 13
SP - 443
EP - 449
JO - Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
JF - Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
IS - 5
ER -