Perceptions | Maseru urban clinics (Carewell, Apex) N = 73 | Non-maseru rural clinics (Ntsekhe, Mokhotlong) N = 88 | Total N = 161 |
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n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Perceived reasons preventing men from accessing VMMC | |||
Long wait time | 4 (5.5) | 1 (1.1) | 5 (3.1) |
Mixing young and old clients | 2 (2.7) | 3 (3.4) | 5 (3.1) |
Being attended to by female staff | 7 (9.6) | 22 (25.0) | 29 (18.0) |
HIV testing | 15 (20.6) | 9 (10.2) | 24 (14.9) |
Fear of pain | 45 (61.6) | 46 (52.3) | 91 (56.5) |
Fear of injection | 4 (5.5) | 5 (5.7) | 9 (5.6) |
Long healing time, abstinence | 3 (4.1) | 4 (4.6) | 7 (4.4) |
Concern about VMMC safety | 3 (4.1) | 2 (2.3) | 5 (3.1) |
Preference for traditional male circumcision. | 2 (2.7) | 5 (5.7) | 7 (4.4) |
Other: lack transport fare, VMMC doesn’t give full HIV protection, don’t know where to get VMMC, poor service, bad attitude from health staff | 8 (11.0) | 7 (8.0) | 15 (9.3) |