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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2011 Aug 22;24(2):157–166. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2011.597944

Table 5.

Significant factors (from multivariable logistic regression) associated with preference for circumcision among married men, single men, and women.

Factor OR (95% CI) p-Value
Married men
Having attained less than a secondary school education 1.92 (0.95–3.9) 0.07
The belief that circumcised males are less likely to become infected with HIV 3.32 (1.5–7.2) 0.003
Agreement with the statement: now that MC is available, HIV is less serious threat 7.32 (2.0–26.2) 0.002
The belief that the sexual partners of circumcised men experience more pleasure 2.88 (1.3–6.2) 0.007
Single men
Having attained a secondary school or higher level of education 2.04 (1.0–4.2) 0.05
The belief that circumcised males are less likely to become infected with HIV 7.38 (3.3–16.4) <0.001
Agreement with the statement: now that MC is available, condom use during sex is less necessary 10.25 (2.7–38.6) <0.001
The belief that circumcised men experience less sexual pleasure 0.38 (0.15–0.96) 0.04
Women
Self identification as Luo 0.26 (0.13–0.54) <0.001
The belief that circumcised males are less likely to become infected with HIV 5.09 (3.3–7.9) <0.001
Agreement with the statement: now that MC is available, you are more likely to have sex without a condom 0.51 (0.29–0.91) 0.02
The belief that circumcised men experience more sexual pleasure 1.75 (1.1–2.7) 0.01