Table 2. Factors that influence the guardians' decision-making process for circumcision.
Health | Father of the child circumcised | Religion | Cosmetic | Other people I know are circumcised | |
Prefer not to answer | 25 (9.4%) | 46 (17.4%) | 60 (22.6%) | 70 (26.4%) | 64 (24.2%) |
Not important | 3 (1.1%) | 51 (19.2%) | 116 (43.8%) | 71 (26.8%) | 76 (28.7%) |
Not so important | 3 (1.1%) | 13 (4.9%) | 30 (11.3%) | 15 (5.7%) | 26 (9.8%) |
Somewhat important | 9 (3.4%) | 30 (11.3%) | 23 (8.7%) | 49 (18.5%) | 32 (12.1%) |
Very important | 57 (21.5%) | 35 (13.2%) | 12 (4.5%) | 29 (10.9%) | 29 (10.9%) |
Extremely important | 168 (63.4%) | 90 (34%) | 24 (9.1%) | 31 (11.7%) | 38 (14.3%) |