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Table 1 Factors predicting preference for child circumcisions among Men

From: Acceptability of medical male circumcision in the traditionally circumcising communities in Northern Tanzania

Factor

Total

N = 170 (%)

Prepubertal medical Circumcision

n = 107 (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age group

    

18-24 years

50 (29.4)

30 (60.0)

1 (P = 0.39)

1 (P = 0.26)

25-34 years

76 (44.7)

52 (68.4)

1.44 (0.69-3.04)

1.65 (0.70-3.85)

35-44 years

44 (25.9)

25 (56.8)

0.88 (0.39-2.00)

0.80 (0.29-2.20)

Education

    

None or Incomplete Primary

29 (17.1)

18 (62.1)

1 (P = 0.006)

1 (P = 0.049)

Primary School

115 (67.7)

66 (57.4)

0.82 (0.36-1.90)

0.61 (0.23-1.61)

Above Primary School

26 (15.3)

23 (88.5)

4.69 (1.13-19.3)

2.75 (0.59-12.88)

Marital status

    

Married

127 (74.7)

80 (63.0)

1 (P = 0.98)

 

Others

43 (25.3)

27 (62.8)

0.99 (0.48-2.03)

 

Religion †

    

Christians

153 (90.5)

98 (64.1)

1 (P = 0.54)

 

Others

16 (9.5)

9 (56.3)

0.72 (0.25-2.04)

 

Tribe

    

Kurya

129 (75.9)

71 (55.0)

1 (P < 0.001)

1 (P = 0.03)

Others

41 (24.1)

36 (87.8)

5.88 (2.17-15.95)

3.12 (1.05-9.22)

Present place of Birth † †

    

Rural

116 (69.1)

69 (59.5)

1 (P = 0.10)

 

Roadside Centre

19 (11.3)

11 (57.9)

0.94 (0.35-2.50)

 

Urban

33 (19.6)

26 (78.8)

2.53 (1.02-6.31)

 

Place of Residence †

    

Rural

69 (40.8)

36 (52.2)

1 (P < 0.001)

1 (P = 0.004)

Roadside Centre

47 (27.8)

26 (55.3)

1.13 (0.54-2.39)

1.07 (0.47-2.44)

Urban

53 (31.4)

45 (84.9)

5.16 (2.12-12.53)

4.63 (1.67-12.84)

Providers for MC † †

    

Traditional

107 (63.7)

55 (51.4)

1 (P < 0.001)

1 (P = 0.012)

Medical

61 (36.3)

51 (83.6)

4.82 (2.22-10.48)

2.95 (1.24-7.01)

  1. † 1 person had missing data; †† 2 people had missing data;