Table 3.
Self-Efficacy for Wound Care Among Adolescent VMMC Clients
| Confidence | Adolescents, No. (%)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Age 10–14 y | Age 15–19 y | |
| Taking care of woundb | N = 1287 | n = 830 | n = 457 |
| Not at all confident | 28 (2.2) | 18 (2.2) | 10 (2.2) |
| Not very confident | 49 (3.8) | 43 (5.2) | 6 (1.3) |
| Somewhat confident | 127 (9.9) | 97 (11.7) | 30 (6.6) |
| Very confident | 1083 (84.2) | 672 (81.0) | 411 (89.9) |
| Refraining from masturbating/doing self-sexc | N = 1283 | n = 826 | n = 457 |
| Not at all confident | 15 (1.2) | 11 (1.3) | 4 (0.9) |
| Not very confident | 19 (1.5) | 16 (1.9) | 3 (0.7) |
| Somewhat confident | 38 (3.0) | 23 (2.8) | 15 (3.3) |
| Very confident | 478 (37.3) | 184 (22.3) | 294 (64.3) |
| Does not masturbate | 733 (57.1) | 592 (71.7) | 141 (30.9) |
| Refraining from sex for 6 wk after circumcisiond | N = 1288 | n = 832 | n = 456 |
| Not at all confident | 7 (0.5) | 5 (0.6) | 2 (0.4) |
| Not very confident | 16 (1.2) | 8 (1.0) | 8 (1.8) |
| Somewhat confident | 58 (4.5) | 26 (3.1) | 32 (7.0) |
| Very confident | 481 (37.3) | 157 (18.9) | 324 (71.1) |
| Not sexually active | 726 (56.4) | 636 (76.4) | 90 (19.7) |
| Refraining from sex for 6 wk even if partner wants to have sexe | N = 561 | n = 195 | n = 366 |
| Not at all confident | 16 (2.8) | 10 (5.1) | 6 (1.6) |
| Not very confident | 19 (3.4) | 7 (3.6) | 12 (3.3) |
| Somewhat confident | 56 (10.0) | 27 (13.9) | 29 (7.9) |
| Very confident | 470 (83.8) | 151 (77.4) | 319 (87.2) |
Abbreviation: VMMC, voluntary medical male circumcision.
aAnalyses are among all available data for each item.
bSurvey question: How confident are you that you can manage taking care of your wound for the next 6 weeks until it completely heals?
cSurvey question: How confident are you that you can refrain from masturbating/doing self-sex for the 6 weeks after your circumcision? (“Although the response item ‘does not masturbate’ was not read by the interviewer, many of the boys stated they did not perform this activity.”)
dSurvey question: How confident are you that you can refrain from sex for the 6 weeks after your circumcision? (“Although the response item ‘not sexually active’ was not read by the interviewer, many of the adolescents stated they did not perform this activity.”)
eSurvey question: How confident are you that you can refrain from sex for the 6 weeks after your circumcision even if your partner wants to have sex with you? Interviewers excluded adolescents who reported they were not sexually active in response to the prior question, and another 10–14-year-old participant had missing data for this question.