- Title
- The factors that affect the low uptake of medical male circumcision among adult males 20-39 years of age in Gauteng Province, South Africa
- Creator
- Palmer, Eurica Laetitia
- Subject
- Circumcision Circumcision -- South Africa -- Gauteng Initiation rites -- South Africa -- Gauteng
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- Public Health
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/10553
- Identifier
- vital:35606
- Description
- The objective of this study is to determine the factors that contribute to low MMC uptake with the aim of proposing strategies to improve MMC demand creation for older adult males (20-39 years). By employing a qualitative research methodology, the study explores the factors and barriers that contribute to the low MMC uptake of adult males aged between 20 to 39 years in order to understand the situation from the perspective of the participants. A purposive sampling method was used to select 24 participants. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with four Provincial Programme Managers from the National and the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health. Two focus-group discussions were also conducted with 20 adult males aged 20 to 39 years. The data collected were analysed, categorised, synthesised and decoded. The results of the research were explained well comprising the narratives of the participants. The main findings show that there are various contextual, individual and community factors contributing to the low MMC uptake. The study also found that the MMC programme does not review MMC communication messages consistently and continuously and demand creation strategies for adult males in the age group 20 to 39 years.
- Format
- 58 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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