Open AccessFactors Associated with Low Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision as HIV-Prevention Strategy among Men Aged 18–49 Years from Nyanza District, Rwanda
Author(s) -
Pascal Nzamwita,
Emmanuel Biracyaza
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hiv/aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1373
DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s301045
Subject(s) - medicine , male circumcision , demography , abstinence , hygiene , developing country , logistic regression , environmental health , sexual abstinence , condom , turnover , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family planning , population , family medicine , syphilis , health services , psychiatry , pathology , sociology , economic growth , economics , research methodology , management
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is an effective biomedical intervention against HIV in developed and developing countries. However, there is low uptake of VMMC due to various factors, which hinders achievement of health-policy goals to increase uptake. Numerous campaigns offering the procedure free of charge exist in developing countries, but such initiatives seem to bear little fruit in attracting men to these services. This study assessed risk factors associated with the low uptake of VMMC among men in Nyanza district, Southern Province, Rwanda.