title: Acceptability of infant male circumcision as part of HIV prevention and male reproductive health efforts in Gaborone, Botswana, and surrounding areas.
abstract: Adult male circumcision reduces a man's risk for heterosexual HIV acquisition. Infant circumcision is safer, easier and less costly but not widespread in southern Africa. Questionnaires were administered to sixty mothers of newborn boys in Botswana: 92% responded they would circumcise if the procedure were available in a clinical setting, primarily to prevent future HIV infection, and 85% stated the infant's father must participate in the decision. Neonatal male circumcision appears to be acceptable in Botswana and deserves urgent attention in resource-limited regions with high HIV prevalence, with the aim to expand services in safe, culturally acceptable and sustainable ways.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. rplank@partners.org
authors.forename: Rebeca M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Plank
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Makhema
authors.forename: Poloko
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kebaabetswe
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hussein
authors.forename: Chiapo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lesetedi
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Halperin
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bassil
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: Shahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lockman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001902:Botswana; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012737:Sex Factors