Table 2. Circumcision levels and commitment for MC, by segment.
| Country | Segment | All men in segment* | Uncircumcised men in segment† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circumcised % (n) |
Uncircumcised % (n) | Not committed % (n) |
Committed % (n) |
||
| Zimbabwe | Enthusiasts | 42.6 (211) | 57.4 (284) | 15.5 (44) | 84.5 (240) |
| Champions | 76.2 (269) | 23.8 (84) | 8.3 (7) | 91.7 (77) | |
| Neophytes | 6.1 (17) | 93.9 (260) | 43.1 (112) | 56.9 (148) | |
| Scared rejecters | 2.6 (6) | 97.4 (228) | 78.1 (178) | 21.9 (50) | |
| Embarrassed rejecters | 32.7 (112) | 67.3 (230) | 56.1 (129) | 43.9 (101) | |
| Highly resistant | 0.7 (2) | 99.3 (298) | 92.6 (276) | 7.4 (22) | |
| Zambia | Socially-supported believers | 56.1 (160) | 43.9 (125) | 20.0 (25) | 80.0 (100) |
| Self-reliant believers | 71.2 (272) | 28.8 (110) | 14.5 (16) | 85.5 (94) | |
| Knowledgeable hesitant | 49.8 (119) | 50.2 (120) | 41.7 (50) | 58.3 (70) | |
| Friends-driven hesitant | 14.1 (38) | 85.9 (231) | 29.0 (67) | 71.0 (164) | |
| Scared rejecters | 9.7 (22) | 90.3 (204) | 62.7 (128) | 37.3 (76) | |
| Indifferent resisters | 5.5 (19) | 94.5 (325) | 79.4 (258) | 20.6 (67) | |
| Traditional believers | 70.6 (180) | 29.4 (75) | 16.0 (12) | 84.0 (63) | |
*No. of circumcised OR uncircumcised men in segment/no. total men in segment; Zambia, N = 2000; Zimbabwe, N = 2001.
†uncircumcised committed OR not-committed men in segment/all uncircumcised men in segment; Zimbabwe, N = 1384; Zambia, N = 1189.