Psychosocial Factors Influencing Medical Circumcision of Males Performed Voluntarily Uptake in Turkana County

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dc.contributor.authorLokorio, Ekidor Ateyo
dc.contributor.authorMwanzo, Isaac
dc.contributor.author. Ogweno, Gordon
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-15T09:25:22Z
dc.date.available2024-01-15T09:25:22Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Kenya is amongst six high-burden nations in Africa grappling high HIV infections. Approximately 91.2% of Kenyan men have undergone circumcision. However, male circumcision is not traditionally practiced in Turkana community with male circumcision rates ranging from 5-10%. The study's goals were to identify the influences on consensual medical male circumcision acceptance in Turkana County caused by psychological aspects. Methodology: The cross-sectional study was carried out in Loima, Turkana central and Turkana North subcounties between November 2021 to January 2022 with sample size of 434 adult men. Data was collected using both quantitative and qualitative tools. The researcher-administered survey, KII schedules, and a FGD guide. The Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 22 was used to analyze quantitative data, whereas qualitative data was analyzed thematically. The results were interpreted at 5% level of significance. Findings: Results showed that of 374 male participants in the study, 79.9% had undergone circumcision, 77.0% were aged 18-35 years, 94.1% were Christians, and 44.7% were unemployed while 54.8% were married. The overall mean scores of responses for psychosocial factors, psychosocial factors was 3.602 (positive). Psychological factors were predicted to increase uptake of VMMC by 0.99 [OR = 0.986; 95% CI: 0.745-1.228, P=0.000]. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study recommends that policies addressing main VMMC uptake amongst men in Turkana County should incorporate public participation, traditional leaders and local administrators for societal acceptance. There is need for effective sensitization and advocacy for behavioral change, mobilization and ownership of the initiative by the community.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEkidor, L., Mwanzo, I., & Ogweno, G. (2023). Psychosocial Factors Influencing Medical Circumcision of Males Performed Voluntarily Uptake in Turkana County. Global Journal of Health Sciences, 8(3), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.47604/gjhs.2233en_US
dc.identifier.issn2519-0210
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27271
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIPRJBen_US
dc.subjectPsychosocial Factorsen_US
dc.subjectMale Medical Circumcisionen_US
dc.subjectVoluntary Uptakeen_US
dc.titlePsychosocial Factors Influencing Medical Circumcision of Males Performed Voluntarily Uptake in Turkana Countyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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