Table 4.
Identified most important “main” single barriers to becoming circumcised by circumcision preference in uncircumcised men.
| Barrier | Preference to be circumcised n (%) reporting |
Preference to remain uncircumcised n (%) reporting |
OR (95% CI) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | 53 (20) | 28 (15) | 1.38 (0.8–2.3) | 0.22 |
| Cost | 4 (2) | 2 (1) | 1.39 (0.3–7.7) | 1.00 |
| Risk of the procedure | 5 (2) | 7 (4) | 0.48 (0.2–1.5) | 0.24 |
| Family or partner opposed | 6 (2) | 6 (3) | 0.68 (0.2–2.2) | 0.56 |
| Friends opposed | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | – | 0.52 |
| Not my culture | 18 (7) | 49 (26) | 0.20 (0.1–0.4) | <0.001 |
| The process takes too long | 62 (23) | 22 (12) | 2.23 (1.3–3.8) | 0.003 |
| Too expensive | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | – | 0.51 |
| No transportation | 6 (2) | 2 (1) | 2.10 (0.4–10.5) | 0.48 |
| No specific reason | 79 (29) | 36 (19) | 1.73 (1.1–2.7) | 0.02 |
| Other | 30 (11) | 35 (19) | 0.54 (0.3–0.9) | 0.03 |