Table 2 Frequency distribution table of knowledge and attitudes toward voluntary medical male circumcision in young males in Shiselweni high schools, Eswatini, 2018 (n = 407)
Knowledge Variable | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Circumcision only reduces female to male HIV transmission | Â | |
Agree | 102 (25.06) | |
Neutral | 64 (15.72) | |
Disagree | 241 (59.21) | |
Circumcised men are 100% protected from HIV | Â | |
Agree | 20 (4.91) | |
Neutral | 30 (7.37) | |
Disagree | 357 (87.71) | |
Circumcised men do not need to use a condom | Â | |
Agree | 11 (2.70) | |
Neutral | 16 (3.93) | |
Disagree | 380 (93.37) | |
Only sexually active men need to circumcise | Â | |
Agree | 72 (17.69) | |
Neutral | 42 (10.32) | |
Disagree | 293 (71.99) | |
Circumcision can reduce the risk of cancer in men | Â | |
Agree | 284 (69.95) | |
Neutral | 54 (13.30) | |
Disagree | 68 (16.75) | |
Circumcision reduces the risk of sexually transmitted Infections | Â | |
Agree | 319 (78.38) | |
Neutral | 39 (9.58) | |
Disagree | 49 (12.04) | |
Circumcision improves penile hygiene | Â | |
Agree | 294(72.24) | |
Neutral | 62 (15.23) | |
Disagree | 51 (12.53) | |
Circumcision at adolescence may result in fertility problems | Â | |
Agree | 61 (15.06) | |
Neutral | 77(19.01) | |
Disagree | 267 (65.93) | |
VMMC decreases sexual satisfaction | Â | Â |
Agree | 104 (25.55) | Â |
Neutral | 99 (24.32) | Â |
Disagree | 204 (50.12) | Â |
Circumcised men have more sexual feelings than uncircumcised men | Â | Â |
Agree | 60 (14.74) | Â |
Neutral | 121 (29.73) | Â |
Disagree | 226 (55.53) | Â |
Circumcised men enjoy sex more than uncircumcised men | Â | Â |
Agree | 165 (40.54) | Â |
Neutral | 116 (28.50) | Â |
Disagree | 126 (30.96) | Â |
Women prefer circumcised men than uncircumcised | Â | Â |
Agree | 199 (48.89) | Â |
Neutral | 123 (30.22) | Â |
Disagree | 85 (20.88) | Â |
Circumcision is un-Godly | Â | Â |
Agree | 95 (23.34) | Â |
Neutral | 115 (28.26) | Â |
Disagree | 197 (48.40) | Â |
Circumcision is un-Swati | Â | Â |
Agree | 76 (18.67) | Â |
Neutral | 125 (30.71) | Â |
Disagree | 206 (50.61) | Â |
Circumcision proves manhood | Â | Â |
Agree | 143 (35.14) | Â |
Neutral | 120 (29.48) | Â |
Disagree | 144 (3 5.38) | Â |
Circumcision makes one incomplete | Â | Â |
Agree | 127 (31.20) | Â |
Neutral | 76 (18.67) | Â |
Disagree | 204 (50.12) | Â |
The tip of the penis must always be covered | Â | Â |
Agree | 94 (23.10) | Â |
Neutral | 110 (27.03) | Â |
Disagree | 203 (49.88) | Â |
VMMC is old fashioned and must not be done in modern society | Â | Â |
Agree | 67 (16.46) | Â |
Neutral | 59 (14.50) | Â |
Disagree | 281 (69.04) | Â |
The foreskin is used as raw material for certain spice | Â | Â |
Agree | 71 (17.57) | Â |
Neutral | 71 (17.57) | Â |
Disagree | 262 (64.85) | Â |