Table 5 Acceptability of male circumcision for self and male child for uncut, longitudinal cut and round cut men
| Â | Â | Uncut men | Longitudinal cut men | Round cut men | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n)^ | % (n) | % (n) | |||
Would have foreskin completely removed if it had a health benefit | Yes | 76 (269) | 88 (278) | Â | <.001 |
| Â | Maybe | 12 (45) | 0 | Â | Â |
| Â | No | 12 (42) | 12 (38) | Â | Â |
Would have foreskin completely removed if it reduced the risk of getting HIV | Yes | 71 (250) | 84 (258) | Â | <.001 |
| Â | Maybe | 13 (46) | 0 | Â | Â |
| Â | No | 15(55) | 16 (49) | Â | Â |
Preferred place to have foreskin removed | Hospital/clinic | 95 (312) | 97 (247) | Â | .26 |
| Â | Others | 3 (9) | 2 (5) | Â | Â |
| Â | Not sure | 2 (8) | 1 (2) | Â | Â |
Preferred person to remove foreskin | Health worker | 90 (298) | 95 (292) | Â | <.01 |
| Â | Other | 4 (14) | 3 (10) | Â | Â |
|  | Don’t know /not want MC | 6 (19) | 1 (4) |  |  |
Planning to remove foreskin | Yes | 64 (229) | 51 (163) | Â | <.001 |
| Â | Maybe | 14 (50) | 26 (84) | Â | Â |
| Â | No | 22 (78) | 22 (70) | Â | Â |
Recommend foreskin removal to friends | Yes | 64 (210) | 64 (209) | 89 (57) | <.001 |
| Â | No | 36 (116) | 36 (116) | 11 (7) | Â |
Would have the foreskin removed from male child if it had a health benefit | Yes | 86 (260) | 92 (280) | 95 (58) | <.05 |
| Â | No | 14 (43) | 8 (26) | 5 (3) | Â |
Would have the foreskin removed from male child if it reduced the risk of HIV or STIs | Yes | 87 (250) | 93 (285) | 91 (53) | <.05 |
| Â | No | 13 (38) | 7(20) | 9 (5) | Â |