Table 4.

Knowledge and attitudes related to male circumcision

Knowledge (legal, STI/ HIV, environment)	Pre %	Post %
1) Main messages of the circumcision corcumcisionision act (good or very good) (rating 0–2)	51.6	58.7
2) Legal requirements for a traditional surgeon or nurse (good or very good) (rating 0–2)	60.0	74.4
3) Traditional health practitioners should be made aware that HIV/AIDS may be an occupational hazard to them as well.	91.6	100
4) The curriculum of initiation schools should include issues of prevention of STIs and diseases, including HIV/AIDS	91.6	97.5
5) Lodges build from plastic and corrugated iron should be prohibited.	78.0	91.1
Total: M (SD), t=3.05, P<.01 (Paired sample t-test)	4.4 (1.3)	5.4 (1.1)
Attitude (collaboration with biomedical health care providers)
1) Each traditional authority should identify and request local health professionals and institutions to work hand in hand with traditional health practitioners.	89.2	93.7
2) Western medical treatment for an initiate with acute or chronic illness should be allowed.	89.2	98.7
3) Complications which can not be treated traditionally should be referred to or managed by health professionals.	94.0	94.9
4) Initiates who are referred to clinic or hospital should be managed by a team of male professionals who themselves have been initiated traditionally.	89.2	96.2
Total: M (SD); t=2.60, P<0.01 (Paired sample t-test)	3.6 (0.7)	3.8 (0.4)