Table 3.
Select demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about male circumcision by preference for circumcision in uncircumcised men and partner preference in women.
| Men’s circumcision preference |
Women’s circumcision preference |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circ n (%) n =272 |
Uncirc n (%) n= 188 |
OR (95% CI) | Circ n (%) n =823 |
Uncirc n (%) n =265 |
OR (95% CI) | |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||||
| Age at interview | ||||||
| 15–21 | 111 (41) | 53 (28) | 1.76 (1.1–2.9)* | 250 (30) | 105 (40) | 0.66 (0.5–0.9)* |
| 22–49 | 161 (59) | 135 (72) | 573 (70) | 160 (60) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Luo | 261 (96) | 186 (99) | 0.26 (0.1–1.0) | 658 (80) | 239 (90) | 0.43 (0.3–0.7)* |
| Non-Luo | 11 (4) | 2 (1) | 165 (20) | 26 (10) | ||
| Religion | ||||||
| Catholic | 76 (30) | 45 (25) | 1.24 (0.8–1.9) | 179 (23) | 66 (26) | 0.86 (0.6–1.2) |
| Other Christian | 181 (70) | 133 (75) | 586 (77) | 185 (74) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 111 (41) | 101 (54) | 0.59 (0.4–0.9) | 518 (63) | 164 (62) | 1.05 (0.8–1.4) |
| Married (living with partner) | 161 (59) | 87 (46) | 305 (37) | 101 (38) | ||
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed | 142 (52) | 100 (53) | 0.96 (0.6–1.4) | 335 (41) | 97 (37) | 1.19 (0.9–1.6) |
| Unemployed | 130 (48) | 88 (47) | 487 (59) | 168 (63) | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Primary or less (8th grade or less) | 127 (47) | 80 (43) | 1.17 (0.8–1.7) | 497 (61) | 179 (68) | 0.72 (0.5–0.95)* |
| Secondary or more (9th grade or more) | 145 (53) | 107 (57) | 324 (39) | 84 (32) | ||
| In your opinion, how likely are circumcised men to get infected with HIV compared to uncircumcised men? | ||||||
| Less likely | 218 (83) | 90 (57) | 3.71 (2.0–6.8) | 594 (82) | 109 (58) | 3.32 (2.1–5.2) |
| More likely or likelihood about the same | 45 (17) | 69 (43) | 131 (18) | 80 (42) | ||
| Personal perception of risk and Individual behavior | ||||||
| Now that MC is available, you are less worried about HIV infection | ||||||
| Agree | 51 (19) | 16 (9) | 2.39 (1.4–4.1)* | 187 (23) | 44 (18) | 1.42 (1.0–2.0) |
| Disagree | 220 (81) | 165 (91) | 612 (77) | 204 (82) | ||
| Now that MC is available, you are somewhat more willing to take a chance of getting infected or infecting someone else with HIV | ||||||
| Agree | 22 (8) | 12 (7) | 1.24 (0.6–2.5) | 31 (4) | 10 (4) | 0.96 (0.5–2.0) |
| Disagree | 250 (92) | 169 (93) | 774 (96) | 239 (96) | ||
| Now that MC is available, you are more likely to have sex without a condom | ||||||
| Agree | 32 (12) | 13 (7) | 1.78 (0.9–3.4) | 92 (11) | 33 (13) | 0.84 (0.6–1.2) |
| Disagree | 231 (88) | 167 (93) | 710 (89) | 213 (87) | ||
| General/Community perception of risk | ||||||
| Now that MC is available, condom use during sex is less necessary | ||||||
| Agree | 66 (25) | 22 (13) | 2.35 (1.4–3.8)* | 209 (27) | 68 (31) | 0.82 (0.6–1.2) |
| Disagree | 195 (75) | 153 (87) | 560 (73) | 150 (69) | ||
| Now that MC is available, HIV is a less serious threat than it used to be | ||||||
| Agree | 61 (23) | 21 (12) | 2.21 (1.2–4.2)* | 191 (24) | 49 (20) | 1.30 (0.9–1.9) |
| Disagree | 206 (77) | 157 (88) | 608 (76) | 202 (80) | ||
| Perception of sexual pleasure | ||||||
| Circumcised men have more, less, about the same sexual pleasure than uncircumcised men | ||||||
| More | 115 (49) | 44 (29) | 2.44 (1.6–3.6)* | 275 (46) | 48 (32) | 1.70 (1.2–2.5)* |
| Less | 30 (13) | 24 (16) | 1.17 (0.6–2.1) | 77 (13) | 30 (20) | 0.76 (0.5–1.2) |
| About the same | 89 (38) | 83 (55) | REF | 243 (41) | 72 (48) | REF |
| The partners of circumcised men get more, less, about the same sexual pleasure than the partners of uncircumcised men | ||||||
| More | 138 (54) | 49 (28) | 2.95 (2.1–4.2)* | 245 (41) | 44 (30) | 1.5 (1.0–2.3) |
| Less | 16 (6) | 17 (10) | 0.99 (0.5–2.1) | 77 (13) | 29 (19) | 0.72 (0.4–1.4) |
| About the same | 104 (40) | 109 (62) | REF | 282 (47) | 76 (51) | REF |
| Circumcision changes the sensitivity of a man’s penis. Sensitivity… | ||||||
| Decreases | 81 (34) | 57 (36) | 1.32 (0.8–2.2) | 140 (24) | 48 (32) | 0.71 (0.5–1.1) |
| Increases | 82 (35) | 33 (21) | 2.31 (1.4–3.9)* | 171 (29) | 35 (23) | 1.20 (0.7–2.0) |
| Remains about the same | 72(31) | 67 (43) | REF | 282 (48) | 69 (45) | REF |
| Circumcised men have more, less, or about the same number of sexual partners than uncircumcised men | ||||||
| More | 71 (30) | 39 (24) | 1.47 (0.9–2.5) | 176 (27) | 54 (30) | 0.89 (0.6–1.3) |
| Less | 35 (15) | 16 (10) | 1.77 (0.9–3.5) | 111 (17) | 29 (16) | 1.05 (0.6–1.8) |
| About the same | 131 (55) | 106 (66) | REF | 355 (55) | 97 (54) | REF |