Table 2. Attitudes regarding circumcision.
| Domain | Men n (%) | Women n (%) | χ2, P value(men versus women) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willing to circumcise your male child at no cost | |||
| Would | 31 (97) | 48 (79) | 5.43, P = 0.03* |
| Would not | 1 (3) | 13 (21) | |
| Willing to be circumcised yourself in a safe hospital (men only) | |||
| Already circumcised | 5 (15) | ||
| Would | 16 (57) | ||
| Would not | 12 (43) | ||
| Unsure | 0 (0) | ||
| Preference for penis circumcision (women only) | |||
| Prefer | 17 (26) | ||
| Do not prefer | 6 (9) | ||
| Unsure | 43 (65) | ||
| Circumcision is culturally acceptable | |||
| Acceptable | 22 (66) | 47 (70) | 2.56, P= 0.28 |
| Not acceptable | 7 (21) | 7 (10) | |
| Unsure | 12 (4) | 13 (19) | |
| Best age to circumcise | |||
| Never | 1 (3) | 5 (8) | 1.303, 0.728 |
| Birth–about 1 month | 30 (94) | 53 (87) | |
| 1 month-about 1 year | 3.1 (1) | 2 (3) | |
| 2 years or older | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | |
| Unsure | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Best place to circumcise | |||
| No place, not acceptable | 1 (3) | 5 (8) | |
| Hospital | 32 (97) | 61 (92) | |
| Traditional setting | 0 | 0 | 0.798, 0.344 |
| Unsure | 0 | 0 | |
Results are presented as means or percent in parentheses preceded by the absolute number of participants; significant differences are presented as chi square (χ2), Mantel-Haenszel statistics (M-H) and measures of associated as odds ratios;
*
= P< 0.05