Table 4 Motivations for seeking VMMC services among survey participants, by urban–rural status and total
Reasons for seeking VMMC | Maseru urban clinics (Carewell, Apex) N = 73 | Non-maseru rural clinics (Ntsekhe, Mokhotlong) N = 88 | Total N = 161 |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Protect self against HIV | 52 (71.2) | 66 (75.0) | 118 (73.3) |
Protect self against STIs | 48 (65.8) | 51 (56.0) | 99 (61.5) |
Penile hygiene | 36 (49.3) | 39 (44.3) | 75 (46.6) |
Improved sexual pleasure for self | 8 (11.0) | 6 (6.8) | 14 (8.7) |
Improved sexual pleasure for partner | 6 (8.2) | 7 (8.0) | 13 (8.1) |
Prestige | 5 (6.9) | 3 (3.4) | 8 (5.0) |
Protect partner against STIs | 4 (5.5) | 3 (3.4) | 7 (4.4) |
Protect partner against HIV | 3 (4.1) | 4 (4.6) | 7 (4.4) |
Medical reason | 2 (2.7) | 2 (2.3) | 4 (2.5) |
Other: cultural belief, easily accessible, spouse, peer pressure, “don’t know” | 9 (12.3) | 3 (3.4) | 12 (7.5) |