Table 2 Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs towards adult male circumcision (AMC), by self-reported male circumcision status
| Â | Men aged 22 and over | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Self-reported circumcised | Self-reported uncircumcised | P-value1 |
Sample size | 234 | 374 | Â |
AMC protects fully against HIV (%) | |||
   Agree | 22.2 | 16.0 | 0.06 |
   Disagree | 61.5 | 61.5 |  |
   Do not know | 16.2 | 22.5 |  |
Most women prefer circumcised men (%) | |||
   Agree | 70.9 | 56.1 | 0.001 |
   Disagree | 10.3 | 14.4 |  |
   Do not know | 18.8 | 29.4 |  |
AMC increases sexual pleasure (%) | |||
   Agree | 68.4 | 36.1 | < 0.001 |
   Disagree | 16.2 | 19.0 |  |
   Do not know | 15.4 | 44.9 |  |
Circumcised men do not need to use condoms for protection against HIV and other STIs (%) | |||
   Agree | 6.4 | 4.8 | 0.01 |
   Disagree | 91.0 | 86.6 |  |
   Do not know | 2.6 | 8.6 |  |
Circumcised men can become infected with HIV (%) | |||
   Agree | 93.2 | 90.9 | 0.13 |
   Disagree | 3.8 | 2.7 |  |
   Do not know | 3.0 | 6.4 |  |
My partner supports AMC (%) | |||
   Agree | 68.4 | 42.8 | < 0.001 |
   Disagree | 9.8 | 22.2 |  |
   Do not know | 21.8 | 35.0 |  |
My family supports AMC (%) | |||
   Agree | 85.5 | 46.0 | < 0.001 |
   Disagree | 10.3 | 37.7 |  |
   Do not know | 4.3 | 16.3 |  |
AMC is safe when carried by a doctor (%) | |||
   Agree | 87.2 | 90.6 | 0.41 |
   Disagree | 4.7 | 3.5 |  |
   Do not know | 8.1 | 5.9 |  |
I would prefer to have my male children circumcised (%) | |||
   Yes | 96.6 | 78.1 | < 0.001 |
   No | 3.4 | 21.9 |  |