"Acceptability of Male Circumcision as a Strategy to Reduce HIV and STD Infections in Uganda."

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the 12th World AIDS Conference, held June 28 - July 3, 1998, in Geneva, Switzerland, "Objectives: To assess the beliefs, knowledge and attitudes of Ugandans concerning male circumcision (MC) and the acceptability of MC as an intervention to reduce HIV and STD infection. Design: Cross-sectional. Focused discussions with separate groups of men and women. Methods: Adults (ages 18-67) were recruited through Local Councilors in each of three districts in western Uganda where MC is not normally practiced. Discussion groups (13 with women; 14 with men), lasting 50-95 minutes with 6-13 consenting participants were...

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