title: [Acceptability of male circumcision among male miners in Baise of Guangxi].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the acceptability of male circumcision among male miners in Baise, Guangxi, China.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire-based survey on the willingness to be circumcised (WTC) and its influential factors were conducted among Guangxi male miners recruited by random cluster sampling.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 569 subjects who were surveyed, 143 (25.13%) expressed their willingness to be circumcised. Univariate analysis showed that marital status, education level, and the awareness of the hazards of phimosis and redundant prepuce and reasons for circumcision were significantly different between WTC group and the non-WTC group (all P<0.05). Furthermore, the incidence of phimosis or redundant prepuce also significantly differed between these two groups (P=0.0001). Logistic regression analysis found marital status (OR=0.498ì95%CI=0.272-0.913), history of foreskin disease (OR=8.181, 95%CI=4.252-15.741), and awareness of the risk that a redundant prepuce may cause smegma (OR=1.713ì95%CI=1.090-2.693) were significantly correlated with the male miners WTC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Male miners in this area have low WTC. Education on the basic knowledge of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and circumcision may help promote the application of circumcision.
authors: Center for AIDS Research and Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
authors: Hao
authors: H
authors: Luo
authors: Xu
authors: X
authors: Liang
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Chen
authors: Xiao-bo
authors: XB
authors: Yang
authors: Jun-jun
authors: JJ
authors: Jiang
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Deng
authors: Yun-feng
authors: YF
authors: Zou
authors: Bo
authors: B
authors: Wei
authors: Zhi-yong
authors: ZY
authors: Zhang
authors: Zhi-hao
authors: ZH
authors: Liu
authors: Hao
authors: H
authors: Liang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002681:China; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008906:Mining; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult