Research Article
Reported Male Circumcision Practices in a Muslim-Majority Setting
Table 4
Perception of parents.
| | | Relationship to child | Father
| Mother
| Total
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| | Parental knowledge of ideal circumcision | | | | | Ideal age ≤60 days | 193 (77.2) | 213 (85.2) | 406 (81.2) | | Ideal age >60 days | 53 (21.2) | 31 (12.4) | 84 (16.8) | | Do not know/missing | 4 (1.6) | 6 (2.4) | 10 (2) | | Acceptance of female performing | | | | | Not acceptable | 166 (66.4) | 183 (73.2) | 349 (69.8) | | Acceptable | 84 (33.6) | 67 (26.8) | 151 (30.2) | | Opinion on who should perform | | | | | Paediatric surgeon/paediatrician | 170 (68) | 200 (80) | 370 (74) | | Others | 68 (27.2) | 41 (16.4) | 109 (21.8) | | Do not know/missing | 12 (4.8) | 9 (3.6) | 21 (4.2) | | Opinion that circumcision has medical | | | | | Yes, has medical benefits | 215 (86) | 233 (93.2) | 448 (89.6) | | No medical benefits | 17 (6.8) | 4 (1.6) | 21 (4.2) | | Do not know/missing | 18 (7.2) | 13 (5.2) | 31 (6.2) | | Reasonable amount for | | | | | Free | 48 (19.2) | 76 (30.4) | 124 (24.8) | | 1–100 | 80 (32) | 94 (37.6) | 174 (34.8) | | 101–2000 | 110 (44) | 58 (23.2) | 168 (33.6) | | Do not know/missing | 12 (4.8) | 22 (8.8) | 34 (6.8) |
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