Table 1.
Demographic characteristics by male circumcision type among males 15 years and older
| Variables | Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) | Traditional male circumcision (TMC) | No circumcision | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95 % CI) | % (95 % CI) | % (95 % CI) | p-value | |
| Age group (in years) | |||||
| 15–19 | 1.778 | 20.1 (16.6–24.2) | 13.3 (10.5–16.8) | 66.6 (62.3–70.6) | <0.001 |
| 20–24 | 1.585 | 22.8 (19.25–26.8) | 24.5 (20.6–28.8) | 62.7 (48.4–57.0) | |
| 25–49 | 4.785 | 20.1 (17.8–22.6) | 30.2 (27.0–33.6) | 49.7 (46.5–52.9) | |
| 50+ | 2.938 | 15.0 (12.7–17.6) | 31.9 (28.4–35.6) | 53.2 (49.5–56.8) | |
| Race | |||||
| Black African | 6.255 | 19.1 (17.0–21.4) | 33.9 (30.9–37.1) | 47 (44.1–49.9) | <0.001 |
| Other | 4.798 | 20.9 (18.5–23.6) | 3.9 (2.90–5.3) | 75.2 (72.2–77.9) | |
| Locality type | |||||
| Urban formal | 6.528 | 24.1 (22.0–26.5) | 18.4 (15.5–21.8) | 57.4 (54.5–60.3) | |
| Urban informal | 1.152 | 14.0 (10.6–18.3) | 39.2 (32.6–46.2) | 46.9 (40.2–53.7) | |
| Rural informal | 2.164 | 14.7 (12.1–17.7) | 39.5 (34.1–45.2) | 45.8 (40.4–51.3) | |
| Rural formal | 1.242 | 14.8 (6.8–29.3) | 18.1 (11.5–27.2) | 67.1 (58.8–74.5) | |
| Province | |||||
| Western Cape | 1.356 | 17.7 (14.4–21.6) | 22.3 (15.3–31.5) | 60.0 (53.1–66.4) | <0.001 |
| Eastern Cape | 1.395 | 10.9 (7.1–16.4) | 64.9 (57.9–71.4) | 24.2 (20.0–29.0) | |
| Northern Cape | 896 | 10.6 (7.8–14.2) | 9.6 (5.5–16.2) | 79.8 (73.4–84.9) | |
| Free State | 848 | 17.1 (12.4–23.1) | 19.7 (14.7–25.9) | 63.2 (56.5–69.4) | |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2.532 | 16.2 (12.9–20.1) | 6.9 (4.9–9.4) | 77.0 (72.9–80.6) | |
| North West | 780 | 16.7 (13.5–20.5) | 19.5 (14.3–26.0) | 63.8 (57.6–69.6) | |
| Gauteng | 1.492 | 29.8 (26.1–33.9) | 18.0 (14.3–22.3) | 52.2 (48.3–56.1) | |
| Mpumalanga | 858 | 11.4 (8.2–15.7) | 39.8 (29.3–51.4) | 48.8 (38.1–59.6) | |
| Limpopo | 929 | 25.8 (21.4–30.6) | 49.4 (42.7–56.0) | 24.9 (19.4–31.3) |