Utilization of safe male circumcision among adult men in a fishing community in rural Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorLubogo, Mutaawe
dc.contributor.authorAnguzu, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorWanzira, Humphrey
dc.contributor.authorShour, Abdul R.
dc.contributor.authorMukose, Aggrey D.
dc.contributor.authorNyabigambo, Agnes
dc.contributor.authorTumwesigye, Nazarius M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-01T18:25:53Z
dc.date.available2023-06-01T18:25:53Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIn Uganda, most-at-riskpopulations(MARPs) such as fishing communities remain vulnerable to preventable HIV acquisition. Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) has been incorporated into Uganda’s HIV prevention strategies. This study aimed at determining SMC utilization and associated factors among adult men in a rural fishing community in Uganda. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a rural fishing village in central Uganda. Stratified random sampling of 369 fishermen aged 18-54 yearswas used according to their occupational category; fish monger, boat crew and general merchandise.The dependent variable wasutilization of SMC.A forward fitting multivariable logistic regression model was fitted with variables significant at p≤0.05controlling for confounding and effect modification. Respondents’mean(SD) age was 30.0(9.3) years. Only8.4%hadSMC and among non-circumcised men, 84.9% had adequate knowledge of SMC benefits while 79.3% did not know were SMC services were offered.Peer support(AOR0.17;95%CI0.05-0.60) and perceived procedural safety (AOR6.8;95%CI2.16-21.17) were independently associated with SMC utilization. In this rural fishing community, SMC utilization was low. These findings underscore the need to inform HIV preventionstrategies inthecontextof peer support and perceptionsheld by rural dwelling men.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLubogo, M., Anguzu, R., Wanzira, H., Shour, A. R., Mukose, A. D., Nyabigambo, A., & Tumwesigye, N. M. (2019). Utilization of safe male circumcision among adult men in a fishing community in rural Uganda. African Health Sciences, 19(3), 2645-2653.https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i3.40en_US
dc.identifier.issn1729-0503
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8867
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Health Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectMost-at-risk populationsen_US
dc.subjectSafe male circumcisionen_US
dc.subjectUtilizationen_US
dc.subjectFishing communityen_US
dc.titleUtilization of safe male circumcision among adult men in a fishing community in rural Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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