Prevalence and factors associated with knowledge of and willingness for male circumcision in rural Zimbabwe

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 589-597

  Mavhu, Webster ^a   Buzdugan, Raluca ^b   Langhaug, Lisa F ^b   Hatzold, Karin ^c   Benedikt, Clemens ^d   Sherman, Judith ^e   Laver, Susan M ^e   Mundida, Oscar ^f   Woelk, Godfrey ^g   Cowan, Frances M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d UNFPA   (Zimbabwe)

^e UNICEF   (United States)

^f National AIDS Council   (Zimbabwe)

^g RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability; HIV; Male circumcision; Prevalence; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LOGISTICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MARRIED MAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 79954807081     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02744.x     Document Type: Article

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