Impediments for the Uptake of the Botswana Government's Male Circumcision Initiative for HIV Prevention
Joint Authors
Sabone, Motshedisi
Magowe, Mabel
Busang, Lesego
Moalosi, Jonathan
Binagwa, Benjamin
Mwambona, Janet
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Botswana remains one of the countries with high prevalence of HIV infection with a population prevalence rate of 17.6 in 2008.
In 2009, the Ministry of Health launched male circumcision as an additional strategy to the already existing HIV preventive efforts.
The purpose of this paper is to share what the participants of a survey to evaluate a short-term male circumcision communication strategy in seven health districts of Botswana reported as impediments for the program's uptake.
Qualitative data were obtained from 32 key informants and 36 focus group discussions in 2011.
Content analysis method was used to analyze data and to derive themes and subthemes.
Although male circumcision was generally acceptable to communities in Botswana, the uptake of the program was slow, and participants attributed that to a number of challenges or impediments that were frustrating the initiative.
The impediments were organized into sociocultural factors, knowledge/informational factors, and infrastructural and system factors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sabone, Motshedisi& Magowe, Mabel& Busang, Lesego& Moalosi, Jonathan& Binagwa, Benjamin& Mwambona, Janet. 2013. Impediments for the Uptake of the Botswana Government's Male Circumcision Initiative for HIV Prevention. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1012136
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sabone, Motshedisi…[et al.]. Impediments for the Uptake of the Botswana Government's Male Circumcision Initiative for HIV Prevention. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1012136
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sabone, Motshedisi& Magowe, Mabel& Busang, Lesego& Moalosi, Jonathan& Binagwa, Benjamin& Mwambona, Janet. Impediments for the Uptake of the Botswana Government's Male Circumcision Initiative for HIV Prevention. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1012136
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1012136