Knowledge, Perception, and Practice of Safe Medical Circumcision on HIV Infection Risk Reduction among Undergraduate Students of a Public University in Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Association of SMC knowledge on HIV risk reduction and practice of SMC.
Knowledge item
Practiced SMC
Chi-square
value
Yes, (%)
No, (%)
Circumcision reduces risk of HIV
True
308 (85.6)
144 (73.5)
18.404
<0.001
False
36 (10.0)
24 (12.2)
Not sure
16 (4.4)
28 (14.3)
Circumcision of man does not protect his partner from HIV
True
186 (51.7)
126 (64.3)
17.037
<0.001
False
126 (35.0)
36 (18.4)
Not sure
48 (13.3)
34 (17.4)
It is easy to get HIV when uncircumcised
No
10 (2.8)
6 (3.1)
18.650
<0.001
Yes
324 (90.0)
152 (77.6)
Do not know
26 (7.2)
38 (19.4)
Circumcised men can have live sex and do not get HIV