@article{Seitiso_Bariagaber_2018, title={Correlates of Men’s Willingness to Undergo Safe Circumcision in the Era of the HIV/AIDS in Botswana}, volume={5}, url={https://valleyinternational.net/index.php/ijmsci/article/view/1368}, DOI={10.18535/ijmsci/v5i8.02}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Definition and concepts: </strong> Male Circumcision is simply defined as the removal of a fold of loose skin (the foreskin or prepuce) that covers the glans of the flaccid penis. It has been practiced as a religious rite since time immemorial, which has been commonly  practiced by all African societies among all religious denominations, especially by the Ethiopian Coptic Church. </p> <p><strong>Motivation and Objectives:</strong>  Circumcision is recommended as a global efforts to combat the prevalence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, for it has been widely believed to be important intervention strategy to tackle the scourge since 2007. </p> <p><strong>Data Sources: </strong>In 2008, Botswana AIDS Impact Survey Programme (BAIS- III) was conducted, based on two stages stratified sampling design.The study covered 8275 households, systematically drawn from selected Primary Sampling Units PSU’s), known as Enumeration Areas (EA’s<strong>).</strong><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Methodolgy: </strong>Using the SPSS Package Programme,  the  target  group  was screened to constitute 5647 males within the 10-49 age bracket, consisting of about 622(11%) circumcised  and 5025 (89 %) uncircumcised. However, the number of the uncircumcised males who responded willing to undergo Safe Male Circumcision(SMC) were 3046 (61%) and those not willing were 1979(39%). </p> <p><strong>Analytical Approaches:</strong> The appropriate statistical analytical models of analysis include the <em>univariate frequency distribution, bivariate chi-squares (X<sup>2</sup>) technique and the Logistic Regression Model.</em></p>}, number={8}, journal={International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Invention}, author={Seitiso, Patrick Seitiso and Bariagaber, Dr.Hadgu}, year={2018}, month={Aug.}, pages={3974–3987} }