Table 2.
Levels of satisfaction and reported sexual behaviors among 90 participants six weeks following circumcision in Nabire district, Papua, Indonesia
| Variable | Total N (%) | Ethnicity | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Papuan N (%) | Papuan N (%) | Test statistic | |||
| How satisfied are you with your circumcision? | χ2 = 5.07 | 0.17 | |||
| Very satisfied | 70 (77.8) | 31 (86.1) | 39 (72.2) | ||
| Somewhat satisfied | 18 (20) | 4 (11.1) | 14 (25.9) | ||
| Somewhat dissatisfied | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0) | ||
| Very dissatisfied | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Don’t know/no answer | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | ||
| If I were to do it again, I would | χ2 = 1.56 | 0.46 | |||
| Get circumcised | 86 (95.6) | 34 (94.4) | 52 (96.3) | ||
| Remain uncircumcised | 3 (3.3) | 1 (2.8) | 2 (3.7) | ||
| Don’t know/no answer | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0) | ||
| Since I was circumcised, I am more of a man | χ2 = 5.21 | 0.07 | |||
| Very true | 61 (67.8) | 29 (80.6) | 32 (59.3) | ||
| Somewhat true | 17 (18.9) | 3 (8.3) | 14 (26.0) | ||
| Not very true | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Not at all true | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Don’t know/no answer | 12 (13.3) | 4 (11.1) | 8 (14.8) | ||
| If I had my way, all men in Papua would be circumcised | χ2 = 5.15 | 0.07 | |||
| Strongly agree | 76 (84.4) | 33 (91.7) | 43 (79.6) | ||
| Somewhat agree | 13 (14.4) | 2 (5.6) | 11 (20.4) | ||
| Somewhat disagree | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Strongly disagree | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Don’t know/no answer | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0) | ||
| If I had a son, I would get him circumcised | χ2 = 3.42 | 0.18 | |||
| Strongly agree | 78 (86.7) | 34 (94.4) | 44 (81.5) | ||
| Somewhat agree | 10 (11.1) | 2 (5.6) | 8 (14.8) | ||
| Somewhat disagree | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Strongly disagree | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Don’t know/no answer | 2 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.7) | ||
| Have you had sex with a partner since circumcision | χ2 = 4.95 | 0.08 | |||
| Yes | 7 (7.8) | 2 (5.6) | 5 (9.6) | ||
| No | 73 (81.1) | 33 (91.7) | 40 (74.1) | ||
| Don’t know/no answer | 10 (1.1) | 1 (2.8) | 9 (16.7) | ||
| How many days after circumcision did you have sex? (N = 7) mean (SD)[min, max] | 61 (26) [40,88] | 64 (34) [40,88] | 59 (26) [40,88] | t = 0.20 | 0.85 |
| The last time you had sex did you use a condom (N = 7) | χ2 = 0 | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (20.0) | ||
| No | 6 (85.7) | 2 (100) | 4 (80.0) | ||