title: Attitudes and decision making about neonatal male circumcision in a Hispanic population in New York City.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand attitudes and decision making regarding neonatal male circumcision.
  
  
  METHODS
  Parents (n = 150) with a son 3 years old were interviewed regarding demographics, communication with a medical provider, attitudes, and process by which the neonatal circumcision decision was made.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-three percent of sons were circumcised. In univariate analyses, choosing male circumcision was associated with parents being interviewed in English, the father being circumcised, positive attitudes, being informed of the advantages of circumcision, making a decision before birth, and being offered a choice. In the final model, parents who came from a culture and family that believed in circumcision and who believed that it was not too risky were more likely to circumcise their sons.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Decisions regarding circumcision appear to be influenced by values, risk perceptions, and medical providers. Future research should address ways of ensuring that families have the opportunity to make an informed decision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Gabriela M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Bisono
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Volk
authors.forename: Dodi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003657:Decision Making; D004293:Dominican Republic / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009519:New York City; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014504:Urban Health