Table 4.
Perception of parents.
| Relationship to child | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Father n = 250 |
Mother n = 250 |
Total n = 500 |
|
| Parental knowledge of ideal circumcision age∗† | |||
| Ideal age ≤60 days | 193 (77.2) | 213 (85.2) | 406 (81.2) |
| Ideal age >60 days | 53 (21.2) | 31 (12.4) | 84 (16.8) |
| Do not know/missing | 4 (1.6) | 6 (2.4) | 10 (2) |
| Acceptance of female performing circumcision† | |||
| Not acceptable | 166 (66.4) | 183 (73.2) | 349 (69.8) |
| Acceptable | 84 (33.6) | 67 (26.8) | 151 (30.2) |
| Opinion on who should perform circumcision?∗† | |||
| Paediatric surgeon/paediatrician | 170 (68) | 200 (80) | 370 (74) |
| Others | 68 (27.2) | 41 (16.4) | 109 (21.8) |
| Do not know/missing | 12 (4.8) | 9 (3.6) | 21 (4.2) |
| Opinion that circumcision has medical benefits∗† | |||
| Yes, has medical benefits | 215 (86) | 233 (93.2) | 448 (89.6) |
| No medical benefits | 17 (6.8) | 4 (1.6) | 21 (4.2) |
| Do not know/missing | 18 (7.2) | 13 (5.2) | 31 (6.2) |
| Reasonable amount for circumcision∗∗† | |||
| Free | 48 (19.2) | 76 (30.4) | 124 (24.8) |
| 1–100 | 80 (32) | 94 (37.6) | 174 (34.8) |
| 101–2000 | 110 (44) | 58 (23.2) | 168 (33.6) |
| Do not know/missing | 12 (4.8) | 22 (8.8) | 34 (6.8) |
∗ P value < 0.05. ∗∗P value < 0.0001. †Chi-square test.